Management Information Systems Chapter 1 MIS 260
2 A Little History
3 The Organizational Environment External forces cause firms to reexamine how they compete: Internet Economy Globalization Business Ecosystems Decapitalization Faster Business Cycles Greater Transparency and Accountability
4 The Organizational Environment Internal structural forces affect how companies operate: Demand-pull Customer centricity Self-service Real-time working Team-based working Anytime/anyplace information work Outsourcing and strategic alliances The demise of hierarchy
5 The Organizational Environment Goals of the New Work Environment Leveraging knowledge globally Organizing for complexity Working electronically Handling continuous and discontinuous change.
6 The Technology Environment Hardware Trends Moving Toward Wireless
7 The Technology Environment Software Trends Network-centric
8 The Technology Environment Data Trends Move Towards Content
9 The Technology Environment Communication Trends Internet-centric Telecom
10 The Mission of Information Systems The mission is to improve the performance of people in organizations through the use of information technology.
11 A Simple Model
12 A Better Model
13 Organization of this Book Part I - Leadership Part II - Technologies Part III - Delivery Part IV - Supporting work Part V - Looking ahead
14 Case Example: Mead Corporation
15 Case Example: Mead Corporation
16 Case Example: Mead Corporation
17 Case Example: Mead Corporation