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Gr 2: Current Focus on Information Use
1. Group 2:Current Focus on Information
System Use
Roha Mukhtar (16)
Iqra Aziz (20)
Afifa Mukhtar (31)
Komal Mehmood (38)
Nabila Mukhtar (39)
Maryam Tahir (60)
2. Set of interrelated components that collect,
manipulate, store, and disseminate data and
information and provide feedback mechanism to
meet an objective.
Complementary networks of hardware and software
that people and organizations use to collect, filter,
process, create and distribute data.
Example: (TPS) System that performs or records
daily routine transactions such as sales order entry,
employee record keeping.
3.
4. An information system which is developed and or
used in a global context.
Information system which attempts to deliver the
totality of measurable data worldwide within a
defined context.
System that serves organizations in multiple
countries
Used by multinational corporations
5. Hardware - documentation
Software – user interface
Data – sharing
People – language, relationships
Procedures – values, expectations
6. Allows organization to operate efficiently and effectively
in countries beyond where they started or are primarily
located
Allows organization to take advantage of cheaper labor
where it is available
Allows organization to take advantage of skilled labor
where it is available.
the Internet and the Web make global interaction much
easier.
the Web and Internet also offer the opportunity for large cost
reductions over more traditional ways of doing business
7. Global information systems face challenges
Technological barriers
Regulations and tariffs
Electronic payment mechanisms
Different language and culture
Economic and political considerations
Different measurement standards
Legal barriers
8. Not all countries have adequate information
technology infrastructures
Unable to build international IS
Broadband communication lines needed
Can offer two versions of Websites to
compensate for slower bandwidth
9. Countries have different importing regulations
Executives reluctant because of hassles
Comply with laws of destination countries
NextLinx help importers and exporters for
Web commerce by providing tariffs, customs
delay information, license requirements, etc.
10. E-commerce allows easy payment for online
purchases
Credit cards preferred payment method in
North America
Not all countries adopt this preference
Japanese avoid using credit cards
11. International parties must agree on common
language
Data not transmittable internationally because
information must be translated
English considered de facto international
language
Largest companies translate Web sites into
local languages
12. Different countries vary
Tastes
Gestures
Treatment of people
Ethical issues
Conservative groups against “Americanization”
Web designers must be sensitive to cultural
differences
13. Information is power
Some countries oppose policy of free access to
information
Gives other nations opportunity to control
indigenous resources
Government may require software to be
purchased within borders
Government may limit Internet use
14. Multinational strategy
Development teams derived from subsidiaries
Global strategy
Development teams derived from parent location
International
Development teams can travel from parent to subsidiaries
Transnational strategy
Development team includes members from both parent and
subsidiaries