Improving Productivity with the Help of
Computers and Technology
Decision Making
Decision support system (DSS)
Executive information system (EIS)
expert system
employees communication
Email
Groupware
Collaborative learning system
Assisting the firm’s sales force
Customer-relationship management programs
Sales force
automation
programs
Training employees
Recruiting employees
Virtual Offices
Benefits
Higher job satisfaction and increased
productivity Greater independence
and flexible work hours No commuting
saves costs and time Lower
employee turnover New employment
opportunities for people who
can’t/won’t commute
Challenges
Feelings of isolation/exploitation
Working too many hours Lack of
support from managers Inability to
access needed information
Business Applications Software
Computer Backup and Disaster
Recovery
Using Computers and the Internet to Obtain Information
Information society
The Internet and Networks
Internet
World Wide Web (the Web)
Broadband technology
Network
Wide-area network (WAN)
Local-area network (LAN)
Accessing the Internet
Create Websites
e-Business
Sastisfying need online
Business model
Business-to-Business (B2B) model
Business-to-Consumer (B2C) model
Profit
Reducing expenses
Revenue stream
Sales of merchandise online
Advertising on web pages
Intelligent information
systems to suggest
purchases to repeat
online customers
Increased sales in physical stores
because of product information
available online
Subscription fees charged for
access to online services and
content
Future of Computer Technology, the
Internet, and e-Business
Ethical and Legal Concerns
Internet Crime
Ethics and Social Responsibility
Internal, more controllable by management
Green IT
External: less controllable or not at all:
globalization, economy, competition, politics