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This 5 page paper examines the use of different types of technology and information systems art Shell, the paper starts by looking at the technology in developing creative thinking at managerial level, the paper then moves on to look at information systems and technology used in the oil drilling aspects of the business. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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three dimensional matrix to the more formal structure,, have been complex, and with a company were there are thousands of employees spread over hundreds of business units across the globe,
technology is an essential part of the process to support and facilities that changes as well as help with the business process, and most importantly the decision making processes in
a business where a single mistake in a decision make cost millions of dollars. The culture has been that of change over the last few decades, Grant (2004)
notes that there have been several changes, but in each case technology is seen as no more than a facilitator, even when the company developed professional support units, such as
legal, human resources etc, technology did not warrant a separate department, however it was integral to the ways change have occurred, linking and supporting the communications and decision making processes.
To appreciate the important role of technology we need to look beyond case study of Shell and at the normal operations. It may be argued that technology was the foundation
of the changes in the 1970s in the way the culture changed, which also help to save the company, is we will look at the role of technology here before
looking at some more practical application of technology in the company. In the 1970s technology was well behind the current level, however
Shell had an intranet that was used for communications between management, departments and business units. In the late 1960s and early 1970s there was a stagnant culture and the company
was one of the weakest in the industry. Change was occurring and this was realised by one section of the company. The aspect of the stagnation and lack of forward
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