The Nature of Organisations and thier Information Requirements

Organisations as Systems Business has its origins in primitive societies - food gathering, hunting and eventually agriculture were essential to sustain even a basic form of life and were more effective when people formed themselves into organised groups or communities. The making of tools, implements and clothing gave rise to today's manufacturing industry. In this environment, organisations have developed that are able to specialise in the manufacture of specific ranges of products. A large number …

…tabs on their money managers. Strategic information systems often change the organisations well as its prod¬ucts, services, and internal procedures, driving the organisation into new behavior patterns. Organisations may need to change their internal operations to take advantage of the new information systems technology. Such changes often re¬quire new managers, a new work force, and a much closer relationship with cus¬tomers and suppliers.