The business environment has expanded to a point that many companies compete on a global level. The technologies are the same the world over, but the conditions in which they are used may be very different. Many of the information systems (IS) courses are affected by global impacts. For example, most introductory MIS books have a chapter or large part of a chapter on globalization. Databases must be designed for use across countries and continents. Communications technologies connect organizations all over the globe. Outsourcing and offshoring have a profound impact on IS employment and have created new IS jobs.
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