The Role of the Information System's Manager in the Organization

Abstract

In the era of knowledge, the importance of the manager of information systems (IS) and the
need for his awareness of his role prevails. The intellectual capital of an organization
begins to grow with an efficient capture and organization of information, and the skills to
mediate knowledge, from the technology, are developed. Due to the large number,
information is gold mined, formatted and systematically arranged, in order to attend the needs of a more selective consumer. To manage the flow of information is to manage knowledge as the information technology (IT) is a tool of innovation management and competitive differential. The manager of IS is responsible for the accumulation of organizational knowledge for decision-making.