preview

Peliminary Research Design

Better Essays

Business Research for Decision Making
Preliminary Research Design

Abstract
There are many or business professional positions within a corporation that must work together in a value partner chain to achieve a common interest or goal. Nested within these chains are numerous support systems which are of IT origin to assist in the process. From processors, to specialist, analyst, consultants, developers, programmers, supervisors, and managers, all may at some point be benefited or handicapped by a IT system. Interestingly, each position may have a different perspective of how IT helps them do their job. The purpose of this review is to provide the reader with a clear indication of the benefits of IT on businesses, particularly for …show more content…

“The synergy between IT and business activities also ensures speedy, effective, and efficient translation of innovative responses that usually require radical changes to and reengineering of business processes and information systems.” (Lu & Ramamurthy, 2011) * Adequate IT investment and acceptance will improve employees’ knowledge capacity.
There is an old saying that “you get what you pay for”, not sure who penned it but it is consistent with a biblical proverb that says “whatever you sow, you will reap” (Galatians 6:7) Suffice to say that one of the keys to technical competency of end users of systems is directly related to the investment that the company has made into those systems. “It is evident that adequate investment in knowledge-oriented technology infrastructures (such as Lotus Notes, internet, or the enterprise intranet) can support the management of knowledge” (Kuo & Ye, 2010) * Organizations underutilize the functional potential of the majority of this mass of installed IT applications.
The original purpose of a cell phone was to allow users to make mobile calls, but now even the most basic cell phone can receive email, search the web, take pictures and text. Actually many people who have a cell phone or smart phone never use the many features it has. “While about 35% of U.S. adults now have apps on their cell phones, only 24%

Get Access