Introduction Information Technology

Information technology 

-A field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information
- Is an important enabler of business success and innovation.

Management Information Systems (MIS)

- A general name for business function and academic discipline covering the application of people, technologies, and procedures to solve business problems.

-MIS is a business function, similar to Accounting, Finance, Operations, and Human Resources

Information Technology Basics

Data- Raw facts that describe the characteristic of an event.

Information- Data converted into a meaningful and useful context.

Business Intelligent- Applications and technologies that are used to support decision-making efforts.

From Data turned into information, turned into business intelligence.

IT cultures

Information-Functional Culture

Employees use information as a means of exercising influence or power over others. For example, a manager in sales refuses to share information with marketing. This causes marketing to need the sales manager's input each time a new sales strategy is developed.

Information-Sharing Culture 

Employees across departments trust each other to use information (especially about problems and failures) to improve performance.

Information-Inquiring Culture

employees across departments search for information to better understand the future and align themselves with current trends and new directions.

Information-Discovery Culture

Employees across departments are open to new insights about crisis and radical changes and seek ways to create competitive advantages.