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James A. O’Brien
Chapter
1
Foundations
of Information Systems
in Business
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Chapter Objectives
• Explain why knowledge of information
systems is important for business
professionals and identify five areas of
information systems knowledge they
need.
• Give examples to illustrate how
electronic business, electronic
commerce, or enterprise collaboration
systems could support a firm’s business
processes, managerial decision making,
and strategies for competitive advantage.
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Chapter Objectives
• Provide examples of the components of
real world information systems. Illustrate
that in an information system, people use
hardware, software, data, and networks
as resources to perform input,
processing, output, storage, and control
activities that transform data resources
into information products.
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Chapter Objectives
• Provide examples of several major types
of information systems from your
experiences with business organizations
in the real world.
• Identify several challenges that a
business manager might face in
managing the successful and ethical
development and use of information
technology in a business.
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Softw
re
Information
a
Hardw
Systems
are
Resources
Ne
tw a
o rk a t
s D
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Control
Controlof
ofSystem
System Performance
Performance
Input
Inputof
of Output
Outputof
of
Processing
Processing
Data
Data Information
Information
Data
Data
Resources
Resources Products
Products
Storage
Storageof
of Data
DataResources
Resources
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What is a System?
Environment
Feedback Feedback
Signals Signals
Control Control by Control
Signals Management Signals
System Boundary
Other Systems
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Name
Field
Payroll
Record
Payroll
File
Personnel
Database
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Support
Strategies for
Competitive Advantage
Support
Business Decision Making
Support
Business Processes and Operations
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Electronic
Data Management
Processing Information
- TPS Decision
Systems
Support
Systems End User
- Ad hoc Computing
Reports Exec Info Sys Electronic
Expert Systems Business &
SIS Commerce
-Internetworked
E-Business &
Commerce
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Manufacturing
Engineering & Accounting,
and
Research and Finance
Production
Intranets
Customer Relationship Management
Marketing Sales Customer Service
Extranets
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Information Systems
Operations Management
Support Support
Systems Systems
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Expert
ExpertSystems
Systems
Knowledge
KnowledgeManagement
ManagementSystems
Systems
Functional
FunctionalBusiness
BusinessSystems
Systems
Strategic
StrategicInformation
InformationSystems
Systems
Cross-Functional
Cross-FunctionalInformation
InformationSystems
Systems
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•Business Strategies
•Business Processes
•IS Human Resources •Business Needs
•IS Development
•Customer Relationships
•Business Partners
•IT Infrastructure
•Suppliers
•IS Performance
•Business Customers
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Chapter Summary
• Information Systems play a vital role in the
efficient and effective operations of E-business,
E-commerce and enterprise collaboration.
• The business professional must know:
– Foundations (fundamentals) of IS
– Information Technologies
– Business Applications
– Development Processes; and
– Managerial Challenges
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