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The iPad is Apple s latest gadget.
Chapter 1
Managing in the Digital World
1. information age.
2. describe the key drivers of globalization.
3. technology, people, and organizational components.
4. failure of modern organizations.
5. systems and discuss the ethical concerns associated with information privacy, accuracy, property, and accessibility.
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The Three Waves of Change
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1. information age.
2. describe the key drivers of globalization.
3. technology, people, and organizational components.
4. failure of modern organizations.
5. systems and discuss the ethical concerns associated with information
privacy, accuracy, property, and accessibility.
What is globalization and how is it
manifested?
Did you know 3.0?
How much of this has been enabled by technology?
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Key Factors Enabling Globalization 3.0
1.?November 9, 1989—The Fall of the Berlin Wall
2.?August 9, 1995—Release of Netscape Web Browser
3.?Work Flow Software
4.?Uploading
5.?Outsourcing
6.?Offshoring
7.?Supply Chaining
8.?In-Sourcing
9.?In-Forming 10.?The Steroids
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Triple convergence:
1.?Enablers work together, enhancing collaboration
2.?Move from vertical to horizontal collaboration
3.?Inclusion of China, India, and Soviet Union
Learning Objectives
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1. Describe the characteristics of the digital world and the advent of the
information age.
2. Define globalization, describe how it evolved over time, and
describe the key drivers of globalization.
3. Explain what an information system is, contrasting its data,
technology, people, and organizational components.
4. Describe the dual nature of information systems in the success and
failure of modern organizations.
5. systems and discuss the ethical concerns associated with information privacy, accuracy, property, and accessibility.
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People: The Builders and Managers of IS
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Career opportunities are strong and expected to grow.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment for computer and IS managers will grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2016.
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Best Jobs for the Next Decade
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IS Professional Core Competencies
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? Technical competency
? Business competency
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Organizations:The Context of IS
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IS Personnel
PAST PRESENT
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information age.
2.
describe the key drivers of globalization.
3.
technology, people, and organizational components.
4.
failure of modern organizations.
5.
systems and discuss the ethical concerns associated with information privacy, accuracy, property, and accessibility.
1. information age.
2. describe the key drivers of globalization.
3. technology, people, and organizational components.
4. failure of modern organizations.
5. systems and discuss the ethical concerns associated with information privacy, accuracy, property, and accessibility.
IS Today (Valacich & Schneider) 5/e Copyright ? 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Published as Prentice Hall
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Information Privacy (cont d)
Companies seem to know about our every move—how
much information do we need to reveal?
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How to Maintain Your Privacy Online
Review the privacy policy of the company with which you
What information is being gathered about you. How the seller will use this information.
opt out of these practices. Choose Web sites monitored by independent organizations. Avoid having cookies left on your machine. Use caution when requesting confirmation e-mail.
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Information Accuracy
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Who is responsible for
authenticity and fidelity of
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Information Accessibility
Need for a Code of Ethical Conduct
Issues: changing photographs, using school
computers for personal use, compiling information about shopping patterns and credit history
Many businesses have guidelines for appropriate
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Need for a Code of Ethical Conduct (cont d)
(based on work of the prohibits:
Using a computer to harm others
s computer work s files Using a computer to bear false witness
Copying or using proprietary software without paying for it s computer resources without s intellectual output