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• What are Information Systems?
• What environment do systems exist in and why is it important?
• Why do firms implement new systems?
• What does the “socio-technical” perspective mean?
Kevin Brabazon, Instructor
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What are Data and Information?
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PERSPECTIVES ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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Functions of an Information System
The sociotechnical perspective
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Information Systems Are More than Computers
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The Interdependence between Organizations andThe Interdependence between Organizations andInformation Systems Information Systems
THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A NEW I.S. OFTEN REQUIRES MUTUAL ADJUSTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY DESIGN AND
ORGANIZATION
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A Sociotechnical Perspective on Information Systems
PERSPECTIVES ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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Variation in Returns on Information Technology Investment
Source: Based on Erik Brynjolfsson and Lorin M. Hitt, “Beyond Computation: Information Technology, Organizational Transformation and Business Performance.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 14, no. 4 (Fall 2000). Used with permission of the American Economic Association.
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Information Technology Capital Investment Information Technology Capital Investment
WHY INFORMATION SYSTEMS?
Source: Based on the data in U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, Tables 5.2 and 5.8, 2004.
