MIS Module 1 Part II

Prepared by
- Sujith Pillai
- Sreejith
- Sreekumar
- Srikanth

Contemporary Approaches
Technical Approaches

Computer
Science

Management
Science

Operations
Research

MIS
Psychology

Sociology

Economics

Behavioral Approaches

Technical Approach
oComputer Science: Establishing theories of computability, methods
of Computation, and methods of efficient data storage and access.
oManagement Science: Development of Models for Decision making
and management practices.
oOperations research: Mathematical Technique for Optimizing
selected parameters of Organization (Transportation, inventory control
and Transaction Cost)

Behavioral Approach
oSociology: Groups and Organization Development of the System.
oPsychology: How human Decision makers perceive and use Formal
Information
oEconomics: How a new system can change the control and cost
structures in the Organization..

Socio-Technical System

Four main players

Suppliers
Business Firm
Managers and Employees
Legal, social and Cultural context

Socio-Technical System
Technical
Alternative 1

Organizationa
l
Alternative 1

Alternative 2

Alternative 3
Final Design
of
Technology

Alternative 2

Alternative 3
Final Design
of
Organization

Challenges to MIS
Strategic business challenges: The power of MIS is grown much
more rapidly than the ability of org.
Globalization challenge: It should have a standard which helps to
different cultures, different languages and different countries
The information architecture & Infrastructure challenge:
Redesigning the org & building a new information architecture &IT
infrastructure may solve the business & technology challenges.

Challenges to MIS
The information systems investment challenge: They need heavy
investment for design, produce and deliver new products
The responsibility and control challenge: To make informed
decisions that are sensitive to the negative consequences of information
systems as well positive ones

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