Information Systems and Globalization
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How are information systems transforming business and what is their relationship to globalization? Give examples to illustrate your answer.
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The solution describes how information systems can transform businesses and venture into the global arena. The case of AT & T, Kodak, Motorola and other firms with global reach were looked into.
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How are information systems transforming business and what is their relationship to globalization? Give examples to illustrate your answer.
A new business will not survive the onslaught of competition if information systems are not embedded in its daily operations. Any business requires that "information and data storage are crucial" and need to be integrated in daily operation.
(Source: http://www.machine-information-systems.com/Introduction_to_Information_Systems.html.)
Information systems transform businesses from the complicated manual operation to simple but fast digital operation. It will be very difficult, if not impossible, to monitor businesses around the globe without utilizing information systems.
Globalization entails close communication and coordination in the global market. Blanchard (2005) reminds that "global organizations need efficient, effective system to scan ...
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