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Information Management
E-business (electronic commerce through the Internet) is a growing force in the economy. Some businesses have been transformed to accommodate this development. Databases are becoming more powerful and telecommunication technology is changing to accommodate inter-business/organisational trading and trading between the business and the consumer and/or supplier. The Internet is also getting used more and more for the purpose of accommodating workflow, and for the processing of documents and making information available.
The increasing amount of technological integration used in the design of operating systems and procedures is responsible for the evolution of what is known as knowledge management, which involves providing information to the right persons at the right time and in the best format to meet their needs.
Self-assessment
• You must explain to your top management what you think an effective Pre-pub
regarding their need for information.
• Explain the relationship between systems, subsystems, procedures and methods.
• Use examples applicable to your work environment to illustrate your answer.
• List the objectives of a system.
information system is. What would you tell them?
• How would you go about implementing an information system?
• Explain at least four different types of information systems found in business.
• Explain how the different functional areas in a business relate to one another
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