Prelim Question 3

A company has basically four (4) levels of organizational hierarchy and each level makes use of unique IT technology and software to address and/or support their works. Answer then the following:

1. Identify and describe information systems (IS) used in each level.
-----Information requirements are different at all levels of the organization. As information flows from bottom to top. Information becomes increasingly diffuse as it flows from top to bottom.
-----The top level supports strategic planning and policy making at the highest level of management. The second level of information resources aid tactical planning and decision making for management control. The third level supports day-to-day operations and control. The bottom level consists of information for transaction processing. It then follows that since decision making is specific to hierarchical levels in an organization, the information requirements at each level vary accordingly. http://www.fao.org/docrep/W7506E/w7506e03.htm

2. How do these IS help the employees and managers achieve their objectives.
-----Information systems can be designed to support product or service organizations, project organizations, lateral relations and matrix organizations.
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-----Describes general concepts for managing change with information system projects. information system also provides concepts of organization organizational theories, principles, structure, behaviour and processes such as communication, power and decision making; and motivation and leadership behaviour
3. Cite a local or national company that makes use of these IS and identify the benefits and drawbacks/lapses of these IS.
-----Boston,Inc. makes use of these IS. The company has provided some insight on information security contravention, they leave incomplete understanding of the omission of information security measures among people who know how to protect their systems but fail to do so.