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MIS 444 Information Resource Management

MIS 444 Information Resource Management. Ahituv, Neumann, & Riley Ch. 1: Introduction. Information as a Resource. Produced by information systems Vital to the operation and management of organizations Not a natural resource subject to great expense or political constraints

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MIS 444 Information Resource Management

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  1. MIS 444 Information Resource Management Ahituv, Neumann, & Riley Ch. 1: Introduction

  2. Information as a Resource • Produced by information systems • Vital to the operation and management of organizations • Not a natural resource subject to great expense or political constraints • Not acquired mostly outside the organization • Potentially the most cost-effective resource Ch. 1: Introduction

  3. Three Basic Concepts • Information: data that has been processed and is meaningful to a user • System: a set of components that operate together to achieve a common purpose • Organization: the users of information produced by an information system belong to a system called the “organization” Ch. 1: Introduction

  4. Information System Structure • Centralized • Decentralized • Distributed • Most organizations are served by a federation of information systems, rather than a single information system Ch. 1: Introduction

  5. Components and Disciplines • Communication theory: coding and transmission of events • Systems analysis: logic and methods of converting data to information • Computer science & software engineering: data processing technology • Computer and information economics: economic valuation of a system Ch. 1: Introduction

  6. Components and Disciplines, cont’d. • Decision theory, statistics, and microeconomics: underlie computer and information economics • Cognitive psychology: human parts of the process • Artificial intelligence: machine simulation of human processes Ch. 1: Introduction

  7. Other Disciplines • Management science • Management theory • Organizational theory • General systems theory Ch. 1: Introduction

  8. The Successful System • Profitable • Improve Performance • Applied to Major Problem (Mission) • User Satisfaction Ch. 1: Introduction

  9. The Successful System(cont.) “The development of an information system is not merely a technological project, for it also has managerial, organizational, and behavioral implications” Ch. 1: Introduction

  10. Systems • Life Consists of a continuing series of decisions. • We live, work, and function in various systems. Ch. 1: Introduction

  11. Critical Variables • User involvement • User attitudes and cognitive style • Top-management support • Budgets • User education and training • Psychological climate (i.e., culture) • Organizational maturity • Resource availability • Organization size • Etc. Ch. 1: Introduction

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