Global Information

Systems
Go Global Going Global

Global Pertaining to the entire

globe rather than a specific
region or country.

Globalization
can be defined as the
expansion of global linkages,
organization of social life on a
global scale, and growth of
Philippines
Russia

INTEGRATION

UK Europ
e
United States China
Why Businesses are Going
Global?

Businesses realized the

commercial value of the
Internet
 E-business The Internet

Major factor in the Simplify

widespread use of communication
global information
systems
Builds on the Change business
advantages and relationships
structures of
traditional business
Consumers can engage in
comparison shopping more
easily through internet.
What is E-
business?
[ E-business (electronic business) is the conducting
of business on the Internet.

The processes and tools that allow an organization

[ to use Internet-based technologies and
infrastructure.
What is E-
business?

[ Stands for electronic business.

[ A new-tech jargon word used more for marketing

than for technical description.
What is E-
business?
Web

Universal Access

Standards

e-business
Using internet technologies to
transform key business processes

IT

Data

Applications
e-business = Web + IT
Core business processes

Reliability, security
and availability
Global Information
System

[ a system of hardware and software used for storage,

retrieval, mapping, and analysis of geographic data.

[ used for scientific investigations, resource

management, and development planning.

[ Is any information system which attempts to deliver

the totality of measurable data worldwide.
Global information system (GIS)
Defined in terms of two dimensions:
Control VS Coordination

Control
Centralized architecture for data, standardized definitions used
across the organization
Standard formats for reports
Defined behaviors for different processes
Performance-tracking system
Coordination
Decentralized architecture for data
Standardization within departments
Ability to communicate these standards to other departments
Collaboration systems
Technologies that support informal communication and
socialization
Organizational Structure

Multinational Structure - The structure

demands a setup that simultaneously
organizes work and personnel along three
lines:
- geography
- functional activities such as marketing
- product or service.
Multinational Structure

Complexities of doing business

require adjusting to:

1. sociocultural
2. technological
3. legal
4. political and economic system
Multinational Structure

Production, sales, and marketing are decentralized

Financial management remains the parents

responsibility
Focus on local responsiveness

Reduces the need for communication between

subsidiaries and headquarter

Each subsidiary operates on a different platform

Global Structure

Highly centralized information system

Subsidiaries have little autonomy
Sometimes called a franchiser
Extensive communication network necessary
Difficult and impractical
Heavy reliance on headquarters for new products and ideas
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