Chapter 5, Problem 5DQ

Explanation of Solution

Selection of hardware and software for an organization is an important business decision because:

• Computer hardware and software play a vital role in an organization.
• If a company does not make necessary hardware and software investments, it can experience poor performance.
• Information technology (IT) plays an important role in organizing a company.
• A good Information technology (IT) infrastructure ensures that the operations of the company become less chaotic.
• Workers can deliver their works more efficiently and it also helps employees become more innovative.

People, organization and technology issues that are to be considered are:

• People:
  • People (management) should be willing to deal with a change in computer hardware and software.
  • Management should be able to conduct training sessions for the staff to get used to the new computer hardware and software...