Kenneth C. Laudon,Jane P. Laudon Management Information System 12th Edition pdf

knowledge management systems 

Systems that support the creation,

capture, storage, and dissemination of firm expertise and

knowledge. 

knowledge network system  

Online directory for locating corporate

experts in well-defined knowledge domains.

knowledge workers  

People such as engineers or architects who

design products or services and create knowledge for the

organization.

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learning management system (LMS)  

Tools for the management,

delivery, tracking, and assessment of various types of employee

learning. 

legacy system  

A system that has been in existence for a long time

and that continues to be used to avoid the high cost of replacing

or redesigning it.

legitimacy  

The extent to which one’s authority is accepted on

grounds of competence, vision, or other qualities. Making

judgments and taking actions on the basis of narrow or personal

characteristics.

liability  

The existence of laws that permit individuals to recover the

damages done to them by other actors, systems, or organizations.

Linux  

Reliable and compactly designed operating system that is an

offshoot of UNIX and that can run on many different hardware

platforms and is available free or at very low cost. Used as

alternative to UNIX and Windows NT.