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| Adaptations to new conditions or alterations of organizational practices over time. |
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| Processes that help turn specific inputs into goods or service of increasing value. Increase the relative worth of the combined inputs. |
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| The radical redesign of business processes organizational structures, information systems, and values of the organization to achieve a breakthrough in business results. |
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| Return on Investment (ROI) |
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| One measure of Information Systems' value that investigates the additional profits or benefits that are generated as a % of the investment. |
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| Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) |
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| Measurement of the total cost of owning computer equipment, including desktop computers, networks, and large computers. |
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| Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) |
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| A model that describes the factors that lead to higher levels of acceptance and usage of technology. |
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| Organizational Change Theory |
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| How organizations plan for, implement, and handle change. Changes can occur from both internal and external factors. |
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| Systems Analysts and Programmers |
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| Analysts are professionals who specialize in analyzing and designing business systems. Programmers and Analysts work together to ensure that the appropriate programs are purchased, modified or developed. |
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| GNU General Public License |
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| A widely used free software license. Prevents the two main ways that software distributors restrict the freedoms that define free software |
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| An operating system whose source code is freely available to everyone. iit controls hardware, manages files, seperates processes. |
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| Software that enables users to improve their personal effectiveness. |
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