In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to know something about the history and culture of the company.

True / False.

True

Explanation:

Whenever you want to learn something about a company or why that company's procedures were set a certain way, you need to understand the company's culture and history. For example, a lot of very vertical companies have information systems that are probably not very efficient or even include some redundant tasks, but those companies have evolved from very old and strict structures, e. g. steelworks, investment banks. While more modern horizontal companies that rely heavily on computers and the internet will have different information systems since the decision making processes are also more horizontal.

You must remember that the most important of information systems is that they are useful tools for making decisions and controlling an organization.