COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

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PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO MANAGE THEMSELVES EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE NOT ONLY COMPUTER SYSTEMS. THESE SYSTEMS ENCOMPASS THREE PRIMARY COMPONENTS: TECHNOLOGY, PEOPLE (INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS. OR ORGANIZATIONS), AND DATA (INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKING).MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE DISTINCT FROM OTHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS, IN THAT THEY ARE USED TO ANALYZE AND FACILITATE STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES.ACADEMICALLY, THE TERM IS COMMONLY USED TO REFER TO THE STUDY OF HOW INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND ORGANIZATIONS EVALUATE, DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, MANAGE, AND UTILIZE SYSTEMS TO GENERATE INFORMATION TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DECISION MAKING, INCLUDING SYSTEMS TERMED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, EXPERT SYSTEMS, AND EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS