Technology provides a wide range of tools entrepreneurs can use to guide their new companies through the startup and growth stages. Small-business accounting, marketing and communication have been revolutionized by advances in computer, network and communications technology, and businesses in a range of industries continually adapt to take full advantage of technological developments.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BASICS
Information Technology (IT) is extend natural forms of representing and communicating information to incorporate artificial and external forms such as writing and telephones.
Management Information systems (MIS) is a general name for the business function and academic discipline covering the applications of people.
INFORMATION
Data : raw facts, figure and some details.
Information : an organized, meaningful and useful interpretation of data.
Business Intelligence : a set of techniques and tools for the acquisition and transformation of raw data into meaningful and useful information for business analysis purposes.
IT CULTURES
Information-functional culture : Employees use information as a means of exercising influence or power over others. Example, a manager in sales refuses to share information with marketing. This causes marketing to need the sales manager's input each time a new sales strategy is developed.
Information-Sharing Culture : Employees a cross departments trust each other to use information (especially about problems and failures) to improve performance.
Information-Inquiring Culture : Employees across departments search for information to better understand the future and align themselves with current trends and new directions.
Information-Discovery Culture : Employees across departments are open to new insights about crises and radical changes and seek ways to create competitive advantages
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