Fundamentals of Information and Information Systems - Case Study Example

Download file to see previous pages The concept behind e-services is there’s a particular task, asset, or capability that you want to gain access to, that now can be made available to you over the Net because it’s now being created as an Internet service.
This report pertains to the current position of Hewlett Packard (HP) Information Systems, its current business problems and the way ahead for this business organization. My first impression at the outset of the ESS Information System (E-Services Solution)group is to point out that this venture may be successful at the outset given the period 1999 until 2000 but it has all the ingredients of becoming a victim of its own success and potentially damaging the work culture of HP with the so-called aim of “infecting” the entire spirit. I would reach such a bleak conclusion for many reasons which I will discuss below but the pith and substance of my analysis as a management consultant is that “small is beautiful” but once it gets large it becomes ugly. And this is true for HP’s future if the ESS information system which is under discussion here is allowed to grow into its organizational management and Information System culture. It can be seen that in 1999 alone through the efforts of the ESS Information System, HP has achieved the status as a leading manufacturer of computer products, including printers, servers, workstations, and personal computers and is generating a revenue of $42.4 billion and net income of $3.1 billion. It has over 80,000 employees worldwide and a strong local presence in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area. ...Download file to see next pagesRead More