Answered: Etisalat is an Emirates…

Understanding Business

12th Edition

ISBN:9781259929434

Author:William Nickels

Publisher:William Nickels

Chapter1: Taking Risks And Making Profits Within The Dynamic Business Environment

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Etisalat is an Emirates Telecommunication Group Company , branded trade name Etisalat, is a multinational Emirati based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 15 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In Etisalat, Information systems can be grouped into business function information systems. Name five of these categories and briefly discuss how information system support one of these functions

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Information system: It is a system created to collect, store, manage, process, distribute, and control the information in the organization. It is a collection of four elements, people, technology, roles (structure), and tasks (job). It is a combination of elements for collecting, processing, and managing the data that helps to provide information for the decision-making process.

Information is the basis of any decision-making process. An information system is created to support the management and operations and helps to make decisions.