MGTA02H3 Lecture : MGTA04- Chapter 3 - Class 4.docx

• School: UTSC
• Department: Management (MGT)
• Course: MGTA02H3
• Professor: Bill Mc Conkey

Document Summary

Chapter 3: managing information systems and communication technology. Information manager: the manager responsible for the activities needed to generate, analyze, and disseminate information that a company needs to make good decisions. Information management: an internal operation that arranges the firm"s information resources to support business performance and outcomes. Information system (is): an organized method of transforming data into information that can be used for decision making. Is managers determine what info is needed, then they gather the data and apply the technology to convert data into information. They also need to control the flow of info so that it goes only to those people who need it. Informational quality depends on an organization"s technological resources and on the people who manage them. The widening role of is results from rapid developments in electronic technologies that allow faster and broader flows of information and communications.