Name of InstitutionAmity International Business SchoolAmity International Business School

Leveraging Information Technology for Global Leveraging Information Technology for Global BusinessBusiness

MBA IB Semester –IV

IMBA Semester VIII

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Module I: Information Module I: Information Technology in Management Technology in Management

Session I:Fundamentals of Information Technology in

management

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OBJECTIVES

• Fundamentals of Management, Information, Information Management

• Information Technology in Management

• Explain why information systems are so important today for business and management

• Evaluate the role of information systems in today’s competitive business environment

• Case study :

• Assessment & Evaluation

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• What is Information?

Input Process OutputData Information

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• What is Information Management?

• Why Information Management

• Decision Making using Information Management.

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Name of InstitutionInformation Technology

• What is Information Technology?

• Information Technology in Management :Information Systems

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Case Study: IT in Personal Information Management

• Google – Alerts– Reader– Finance

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• Choose one Industry Make a you tube video on topic “ Use of Information Technology in Managing the Industry”

• Content– Past /Present /Future– Your picture– No views/ Likes

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Name of InstitutionSample Assignment• Type LITGB in www.youtube.com

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LITGBLITGB

The Emerging Digital Firm The Emerging Digital Firm

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WHY INFORMATION SYSTEMS?

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What Is an Information System?

Technology perspective:Technology perspective: A set of interrelated components that collect

(or retrieve), process, store, and distribute information to support

decision making and control in an organization

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What is an Information System? (Continued)

• Data: Streams of raw facts representing events such as business transactions

• Information: Clusters of facts meaningful and useful to human beings in the processes such as making decisions

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Data and Information

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Functions of an Information System

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• Rely on computer hardware and software Rely on computer hardware and software

• Processing and disseminating informationProcessing and disseminating information

• Fixed definitions of data and proceduresFixed definitions of data and procedures

• Collecting, storing, and using informationCollecting, storing, and using information

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Computer-Based Information System (CBIS)

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• Information systems are an organizational and management solution Information systems are an organizational and management solution to business challenges that arise from the business environment.to business challenges that arise from the business environment.

  

PERSPECTIVES ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Information systems are more than just technology. Businesses invest in IS in order to create value and increase profitability.

A Business Perspective on Information Systems

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• Based on information technology but also require significant Based on information technology but also require significant investment in organizational and management changes and investment in organizational and management changes and innovationsinnovations

• IS create value primarily by changing business processes and IS create value primarily by changing business processes and management decision making. management decision making.

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A Business Perspective on Information Systems (Continued)

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The Business Information Value Chain

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Information Systems Are More than Computers

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• Information systems literacy:Information systems literacy: Broad-based understanding of Broad-based understanding of information systems that includes behavioral knowledge about information systems that includes behavioral knowledge about organizations, management and individuals using information organizations, management and individuals using information systems as well as technical knowledge about computerssystems as well as technical knowledge about computers

• Computer literacy:Computer literacy: Knowledge about information technology, Knowledge about information technology, focusing on understanding how computer technologies workfocusing on understanding how computer technologies work

 

PERSPECTIVES ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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• Sales and marketingSales and marketing

• ManufacturingManufacturing

• FinanceFinance

• AccountingAccounting

• Human resourcesHuman resources

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Major Business Functions Rely on Information Systems

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Three Important Dimensions of Information Systems

• Organizations

• Managers

• Technology

PERSPECTIVES ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS

You will need to understand and balance these dimensions of information systems in order to create business value.

Dimensions of Information Systems

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• People

• Structure

• Business processes

• Culture

• Politics

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The Organizational Dimension of Information Systems

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Managers are:

• Sense makersSense makers

• Decision makersDecision makers

• PlannersPlanners

• Innovators of new processesInnovators of new processes

• Leaders: set agendasLeaders: set agendas

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The Management Dimension of Information Systems

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LITGBLITGB

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The Management Dimension of Information Systems (Continued)

Managers who can understand the role of information systems in Managers who can understand the role of information systems in creating business value are the key ingredient to success with creating business value are the key ingredient to success with systems, and cannot easily be replicated by your competitors.systems, and cannot easily be replicated by your competitors.

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• Hardware:Hardware: Physical equipment Physical equipment

• Software:Software: Detailed preprogrammed instructions Detailed preprogrammed instructions

• Storage:Storage: Physical media for storing data and the software Physical media for storing data and the software

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Information technology is one of the tools managers use to cope with Information technology is one of the tools managers use to cope with change:change:

The Technology Dimension of Information Systems

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• Communications technology:Communications technology: Transfers data from one physical Transfers data from one physical location to anotherlocation to another

• Networks:Networks: Links computers to share data or resources Links computers to share data or resources

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The Technology Dimension of Information Systems (Continued)

Managers need to know enough about information technology to make Managers need to know enough about information technology to make intelligent decisions about how to use it for creating business value.intelligent decisions about how to use it for creating business value.