Matching system requirements to organizational function.

Abstract

The Organizational Behavior discipline suggests that there are various functions of management within organizations. The functions require that people make decisions as part of the ordinary operations of the organization. These decisions are dependent on timely, accurate, and reliable information. Because the functions of management vary, the information requirements to support those functions also vary. An information system that is designed on the basis of these varying information needs for different parts of the management structure thereby producing an information system that is integrated rather than fragmented, promotes the probability of better decisions and thus enhances the organization's competitive position in its environment.