...Executive Summary Originally, data and information was intensively collected manually and periodically due to the volume. With the help of information systems, such intensive manual labor in my opinion is now almost a thing of the past. This is not to say that there are still no data or information that will need to be gathered manually. In this information age of ours, a period when information is power, technology is such an important part of most organizations. The use of technology is not only limited to technology companies to operate effectively as almost all organizations; small and large, struggles with the management of information systems on a daily basis in one way or another. Management information system is “both a business discipline that deals with the use of information technology—or computers, computer technology, or simply technology—and an academic field of study” (http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/). With the amount of information in existence today, Information systems have become a part of us. An information management system provides information that is necessary to the effective and efficient management of an organization, its activities and its people. Managers and senior level management must be able to first understand their organization before they can decide which information system will best suit their purpose and help in the achievement of their organizational goals and objectives. This means that information systems obtained in...
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