How Does the Technical View of Organizations Fall Short of Understanding

question 8

Multiple Choice

How does the technical view of organizations fall short of understanding the full impacts of information systems in a firm?

• A)It sees information systems as a way to rearrange the inputs and outputs of the organization.
• B)It sees capital and labor as primary production factors.
• C)It sees an organization as a collection of rights,privileges,obligations,and responsibilities.
• D)It sees the organization as a social structure similar to a machine.
• E)It sees the inputs and outputs,labor and capital,as being infinitely malleable.

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Definitions:

Production Budget

A detailed plan showing the number of units that must be produced during a period in order to satisfy both sales and inventory needs.

Direct Materials Budget

A detailed plan showing the amount of raw materials that must be purchased to fulfill the production budget and to provide for adequate inventories.

Direct Labor Budget

A detailed plan that shows the direct labor-hours required to fulfill the production budget.

Production Budget

An estimate of the total amount of production, in units, that a company needs to meet its sales goals and inventory policies.