Accounting technicians scheme west africa
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| Tracking: In some organisations, release registers are used to track the release of receipt booklets and chequebooks for accountability purpose. c) Production: Production of forms like receipts should be restricted to organisations with sufficient integrity. Also, some security features should be present on such forms to prevent counterfeiting. 350 8.9 Information Technology Application in Management Information technology is concerned with the use of computer and communication- based technologies to solve varieties of human, organisation, countrywide or global problems. It is technology-based systems that enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the generation and use of information in a variety of strategic, tactical and operational situations. Information Technology has become a veritable tool to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in all areas of management. Table 8.3: Managerial Role of ICT Managerial Functions Role of IT Planning ▪ It aids scenario planning ▪ Wealth of information helps decision-making ▪ Consumer access to product and service information allows comparisons with implications for marketing. ▪ Strategies thus focus on consumer needs and service required Organising ▪ Organisations become change agent ▪ New organisational forms (e.g. Outsourcing, online operations. ▪ Knowledge of work promotes non-hierarchical structures Staffing ▪ Specialised technical knowledge needed ▪ Greater mobility of workers in changing jobs ▪ Information enhances workers upward mobility ▪ Specialised knowledge workers function as consultants or contractors in temporary or part-time employment. ▪ Outsourcing of human resources management to specialised firms at home and abroad ▪ Use of older, semiretired professionals as consultants. ▪ Continued training and retraining to keep abreast of new technologies ▪ Development of new measurements for evaluation and rewarding workers Leading ▪ Information availability gives power to knowledge workers and consumers ▪ Knowledge workers demand higher-order needs satisfaction such as recognition self-actualisation, responsibility, participation etc) ▪ Electronic communication technology aids framework ▪ Lower communication cost Controlling ▪ Ease of control ▪ Detection of deviation from plan ▪ Facilitates productivity measurement at low costs ▪ Internet enables worldwide selling. Scanning of the external environment made easier and faster. 351 Source: - Heving Weihach, Mark Cannice, Harold Kuntz, Management 12 th Edition, McGraw Hills Publications, Pg 483-485. Download 3.37 Mb. Share with your friends:
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