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on systems support the major business functions: sales and marketing, manufacturing and production, finance and accounting, and human resources? 3. Why should managers pay attention to business processes? Why do firms need to integrate their business processes? 4. What are enterprise applications? What role do they play? What benefits do they provide? 5. What types of information systems are used by panies that operate internationally? Content: Major Types of Systems in Organizations Systems from a Functional Perspective Integrating Functions and Business Processes: Introduction to Enterprise Applications International Information SystemsChapter three Information Systems, Organizations, Management, and StrategyObjective:As a manager, you’ll need to know how to use information systems strategically and how systems can help you make better decisions. After pleting this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:1. What do managers need to know about organizations in order to build and use information systems successfully? 2. What impact do information systems have on organizations? 3. How do information systems support the activities of managers in organizations? 4. How can businesses use information systems for petitive advantage? 5. Why is it so difficult to build successful information systems, including systems that promote petitive advantage? Organizations and Information Systems Chapter 4: The Digital Firm: Electronic Business and Electronic CommerceObjective: As a manager, you will want to know how your firm can benefit from conducting business electronically using Internet technology. After reading this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:1. How has Internet technology changed value propositions and business models? 2. What is electronic merce? How has electronic merce changed consumer retailing and businesstobusiness transactions? 3. What are the principal payment systems for electronic merce? 4. How can Internet technology facilitate management and coordination of internal and interorganizational business processes? 5. What are the major managerial and organizational challenges posed by electronic business and electronic merce? Chapter 5: Ethical and Social Issues in the Digital FirmObjective:One of your managerial responsibilities is to make informed decisions that reflect an understanding of the ethical and social issues as well as the business issues surrounding the use of information systems. After reading this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:1. What ethical, social, and political issues are raised by information systems? 2. Are there specific principles for conduct that can be used to guide decisions about ethical dilemmas? 3. Why does contemporary information systems technology pose challenges to the protection of individual privacy and intellectual property? 4. How have information systems affected everyday life? 5. How can organizations develop corporate policies for ethical