Using MIS (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134606996
Author: David M. Kroenke, Randall J. Boyle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.1UYK
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Alignment of information systems with organizational strategy:
It is really important for any organization to maintain alignment between
- This change demands time and resources from an organization which is not appreciated by executive suite.
Information system during corporate merging:
- Information system plays a vital role in corporate merging. Companies need to be very careful when it comes to integration of two companies.
- The main issue about integration of two information systems is that the companies need to see that they merge the two information systems properly so that the resulting information system works well for both of them.
- The steps taken to merge the information systems are evaluated by executive suite and CIO (Chief Information Officer) acts as the representative.
- CIO also deals with the issues encountered during merging.
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Using MIS (10th Edition)
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