Forgive Kwadamah, College of Distance Education, Zenith University College Centre,
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Francis Pol Lim, SMC University, Zug, Switzerland
This paper reviews monumental issues pertaining to technology and its usage in the management of information in organisations. The paper recognizes the remarkable progress the world has made through technology. It touches on the novelty introduced by technology in the operations of individual organisations in particular and the society in general. It focuses on the key issues that arose in the early days of integrating technology with information management in organisations and the essence of management information systems in modern-day organisations. It also addresses the perceptions regarding information systems and businesses dimensions of information systems in organisations – the organisation, its management and technology. The paper vividly dissects the two main computer networks, intranet and extranet, used in organizations and their usefulness in business entities. The paper finally touches on the four major types of information systems normally found in business organisations and their relevance in business organisations.
Information Systems, Transaction Processing Systems (TPS), Management Information Systems (MIS), Decision Support Systems (DSS), Executive Support Systems (ESS)
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APA:
Kwadamah, F., & Lim, F. P. (2019). The Relevance of Information Systems in Organisations: A Review of Existing Literature. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology (IJAST), ISSN: 2005-4238(Print); 2207-6360 (Online), NADIA, 129, 59-66. doi: 10.33832/ijast.2019.129.05.
MLA:
Kwadamah, Forgive et al. “The Relevance of Information Systems in Organisations: A Review of Existing Literature.” International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, ISSN: 2005-4238(Print); 2207-6360 (Online), NADIA, vol. 129, 2019, pp. 59-66. IJAST, http://article.nadiapub.com/IJAST/Vol129/5.html.
IEEE:
[1] F. Kwadamah, and F. P. Lim, “The Relevance of Information Systems in Organisations: A Review of Existing Literature.” International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology (IJAST), ISSN: 2005-4238(Print); 2207-6360 (Online), NADIA, vol. 129, pp. 59-66, Aug. 2019.
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