The Significance of IS: Business Process Management Systems

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This chapter explores the significance of information systems in modern businesses, demonstrating the productivity paradox, evaluating the argument in 'Does IT Matter?', and explaining the components of competitive advantage. It presents compelling examples of how information systems can provide businesses with a competitive advantage, gives real-world context to the role of information systems in decision-making, and offers expert guidance on utilizing information systems for competitive advantage.

Using Information Systems for Competitive Advantage

Business Process Management Systems

In their book, IT Doesn't Matter – Business Processes Do, Howard Smith and Peter Fingar argue that it is the integration of information systems with business processes that leads to competitive advantage. The authors state that Carr's article is dangerous because it gave CEOs and IT managers approval to start cutting their technology budgets, putting their companies in peril. True competitive advantage can be found with information systems that support business processes.

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