What is Information System (IS)

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A system, automated or manual, that comprises people, machines, and/or methods organized to collect, process, transmit, and disseminate data that represent user information. A set of people, procedures and resources that collects, transforms and disseminates information in an organization. A system that accepts data resources as input and processes them into information products as output. Learn more in: Exploring the Relation between the Use of HRIS and their Implementation in Spanish Firms

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Technical, formal, organizational subsystem STS designed to collect, process, store, processes, distribute or interprets information; having the ability to organize and maintain a network of relationships between continuous communication events. Technological system having a definitive boundary, users, processors, storage, inputs, outputs and the aforementioned communication networks. Learn more in: Autopoietic Cognitive Systems in Management Applications: A Critical Review

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The system of persons, data records, and activities that process the data and information in a given organization, including manual processes or automated processes. Usually the term is used as a synonymous for computer-based information systems, which is only the information technologies component of an information system. Learn more in: The Sign-Meaning Chain and its Implications for the Organization

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A system that communicates, transforms, and preserves information for human users. An information system comprises one or more computerized data systems along with their human users, operators, and maintainers. Learn more in: Model-Supported Alignment of IS Architecture

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A computer program; enables and facilitates computer users to solve their problems. Learn more in: Data Discovery Systems for Not-for-Profit Organizations

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IS is defined as “a system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization” (Wordnet). Learn more in: User Modeling and Personalization of Advanced Information Systems

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IT used to support operations, management and decision-making in an organization. Also encompasses people's interaction with technology in support of operational/business processes. Learn more in: Information and IT in Small and Medium Enterprises

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A set of interconnected components (human interaction, technology, features, and processes) that collect, operate, store, and distribute data, and disseminate information to meet an objective; they act as a feedback mechanism that helps organizations to achieve their goals ( Toland & Yoong, 2013 ). Learn more in: Evaluation of Theories and Information System Adoption Drivers in Government Organizations: Using a Systematic Literature Review Process

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A system to collect, transform, and disseminate information in an organization. Learn more in: Supply Chain Integration in Construction Industry

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Is a socio-technical system (organization and persons, IT and business processes) of an organized set of resources to collect, store, process and distribute information for transaction processing, Management, Decision support and Execution. It contributes to the performance and development of a company in all its dimensions (economic, social…). One example is the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Dashboards are ways to visualize the data. However, with a focus on the performance of the user in a specific field and for the business, the Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS) provides the “ just-in-time, just enough training, information, tools, and help for users of a product or work environment ” ( Bezanson, 2002 ). This also includes easy access to individualized online advice and learning experiences ( Raybould, 2000 ), referring to “ knowledge management ” and “ informal training ”. These are the principles for our Formative dashboard (F-Db). Learn more in: Key Processes for the Performance of Work-Integrated Learning in HE: Focusing on Talents With a Winning-Foursome

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A system, whether automated or manual, comprising people, machines, and/or methods organized to collect, process, transmit, and disseminate data that represent user information. Learn more in: Dynamic Information Systems in Higher Education

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A system that uses IT to capture, transmit, store, retrieve, manipulate or display data for business processes in an organization. Learn more in: Innovative Thinking in Software Development