What is Information Systems (IS)

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The scientific field studying information systems. An applied social science, similarly to management, work, and organizational studies. Learn more in: Researching an Activity-Driven Approach to Information Systems Development

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The scientific field studying information systems. An applied social science, similarly to management, work, and organizational studies. Learn more in: Researching an Activity-Driven Approach to Information Systems Development

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A combination of technology, people and processes to capture, transmit, store, retrieve, manipulate and display information. Learn more in: An Overview of Executive Information Systems (EIS) Research in South Africa

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A combination of technology, people and processes to capture, transmit, store, retrieve, manipulate and display information. Learn more in: An Intranet within a Knowledge Management Strategy

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The collection of hardware, software, data, procedures, and masses that produce information. Learn more in: Health Information Technology and Business Process Reengineering

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Comprises software systems, applications, packaged software, software development tools, and operating systems. IS are one part of an overall Information Technology (IT) portfolio, that also includes hardware, networking, and telephony. Learn more in: Product Assembly, Sales, and Marketing

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A combination of technology, people and process to capture, transmit, store, retrieve, manipulate and display information. Learn more in: Historical Overview of Decision Support Systems (DSS)

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The processes of managing (creating, using, storing, exchanging, etc.) information in an organizational setting (in work activities) for a purpose. An information system consists of people (actors), information (contents) and technology (means), linked together by a process directed towards a purpose. Information systems are mediated by various information technologies. An information system is not always a “system” (a systemic entity) but can consist of bits and pieces of processes and technology subsumed in a systemic work activity. Information system is a socio-technical entity that has both human and technological aspects. Learn more in: Information System Projects for Higher Education Management: Challenges for Latin American Universities

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A field of study focused on the management of information and associated technologies in organizations and in society at large. Learn more in: Understanding Diversity in Virtual Work Environments: A Comparative Case Study

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An integrated set of digital products for collecting, processing, and storing institutions’ informational resources. Learn more in: Towards a Student Security Compliance Model (SSCM): Factors Predicting Student Compliance Intention to Information Security Policy

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A combination of technology, people and processes to capture, transmit, store, retrieve, manipulate and display information. Learn more in: An Historical Account of Executive Information Systems Research in South Africa

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Systems study with a specific reference to information and the complementary networks of hardware and software that people, and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create, and distribute data. Learn more in: Influence of Information Systems and Technology on Hospitality Business Performance in Albania

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Use data to create information and knowledge to assist in operational, management, and strategic organizational decision-making. It is also an umbrella term for computer information systems, management information systems and information technology. Learn more in: Computing Curriculum Analysis and Development

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An integrated set of digital products for collecting, processing and storing organizations’ informational resources. Learn more in: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Deterrence Theory in Information Security Compliance: New Insights From a Developing Country.

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An information system has been described as “a system to collect, process, store, transmit, and display information” (Avison & Wood-Harper, 1990, p. 3). Learn more in: EU E-Business and Innovation Policies for SMEs