Question 1

"Doing things right" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) efficiency. 
B) sustainability. 
C) effectiveness. 
D) value creation. 
E) social responsibility. 
A) efficiency. 
B) sustainability. 
C) effectiveness. 
D) value creation. 
E) social responsibility.

Question 2

Some competitive advantages are less sustainable than others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When sharing information with value chain partners,_________should be a major concern

Accepted Answer

A) strategy 
B) complexity 
C) security 
D) accuracy 
E) details 
A) strategy 
B) complexity 
C) security 
D) accuracy 
E) details

Question 4

What are three ways that value can be created by Information Technology investments?

Accepted Answer

1)through productivity gains,2

Question 5

Everett Rogers defined __________ as the process by which an innovation gets communicated to members of a social system.

Accepted Answer

diffusion

Question 6

As defined by Porter,a value chain is a network of value creating activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ideally,a competitive advantage should be

Accepted Answer

A) industry -wide. 
B) shared with partners. 
C) reproducible. 
D) short term. 
E) sustainable. 
A) industry -wide. 
B) shared with partners. 
C) reproducible. 
D) short term. 
E) sustainable.

Question 8

_________technologies are changes in technology that maintain the rate of improvement in customer value.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________technologies are changes in technology that maintain...

Question 9

When FedEx developed the package tracking application,they were trying to gain competitive advantage through IT ___________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of When FedEx developed the package tracking application,they...

Question 10

_________is an example of a primary activity in Porter's value chain model.

Accepted Answer

A) Accounting 
B) Shipping and receiving 
C) Strategic planning 
D) HR planning 
E) New IS development 
A) Accounting 
B) Shipping and receiving 
C) Strategic planning 
D) HR planning 
E) New IS development

Question 11

Increasing efficiency means

Accepted Answer

A) shorter production times. 
B) higher speed processes at the cost of more resources and lower quality. 
C) minimizing the cost of production. 
D) generating better quality products with less resources. 
E) generating more output with less input at higher speeds. 
A) shorter production times. 
B) higher speed processes at the cost of more resources and lower quality. 
C) minimizing the cost of production. 
D) generating better quality products with less resources. 
E) generating more output with less input at higher speeds.

Question 12

What is meant by the "value chain"? How does it apply to information systems?

Accepted Answer

The value chain is a series of activitie

Question 13

Which of Porter's five forces best describes the decline of film based photography?

Accepted Answer

A) Rivalry among existing firms 
B) Bargaining power of customers 
C) Threat of substitute products 
D) Threat of new entry 
E) Bargaining power of suppliers 
A) Rivalry among existing firms 
B) Bargaining power of customers 
C) Threat of substitute products 
D) Threat of new entry 
E) Bargaining power of suppliers

Question 14

Which of the following is not a force in the Porter's five forces model?

Accepted Answer

A) Threat of new entries 
B) Threat of substitute products 
C) Bargaining power of suppliers 
D) Bargaining power of customers 
E) Threat of government regulations 
A) Threat of new entries 
B) Threat of substitute products 
C) Bargaining power of suppliers 
D) Bargaining power of customers 
E) Threat of government regulations

Question 15

_________is an example of a support activity in Porter's value chain model.

Accepted Answer

A) Raw materials acquisition 
B) Sales 
C) Production 
D) Customer service 
E) HR benefits management 
A) Raw materials acquisition 
B) Sales 
C) Production 
D) Customer service 
E) HR benefits management

Question 16

Describe Porter's Five Forces Model for Competition.How can IS be used in this model?

Accepted Answer

Porter's model is based on the insight t

Question 17

___________would be an example of using an information system to gain competitive advantage.

Accepted Answer

A) Using PowerPoint for company presentations 
B) Automating the general ledger system 
C) Printing internal reports in color 
D) Developing a web service to share information with a supply chain partner 
E) Using instant messaging while at work 
A) Using PowerPoint for company presentations 
B) Automating the general ledger system 
C) Printing internal reports in color 
D) Developing a web service to share information with a supply chain partner 
E) Using instant messaging while at work

Question 18

Persuasion is a stage in ______.

Accepted Answer

diffusion

Question 19

The difficulty in measuring productivity is largely due to

Accepted Answer

A) IT creating intangible benefits. 
B) the intangible benefits of IT in an increasingly service -based economy. 
C) an increasingly service -based economy. 
D) the difficulty of measuring intangible benefits. 
E) the lack of measuring tools. 
A) IT creating intangible benefits. 
B) the intangible benefits of IT in an increasingly service -based economy. 
C) an increasingly service -based economy. 
D) the difficulty of measuring intangible benefits. 
E) the lack of measuring tools.

Question 20

The increasing reliance on the web for information has created a digital divide between those who have Internet access and those who do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

"Doing things right" refers to

Some competitive advantages are less sustainable than others.

When sharing information with value chain partners,_________should be a major concern

What are three ways that value can be created by Information Technology investments?

Everett Rogers defined __________ as the process by which an innovation gets communicated to members of a social system.

As defined by Porter,a value chain is a network of value creating activities.

Ideally,a competitive advantage should be

_________technologies are changes in technology that maintain the rate of improvement in customer value.

When FedEx developed the package tracking application,they were trying to gain competitive advantage through IT ___________ .

_________is an example of a primary activity in Porter's value chain model.

Increasing efficiency means

What is meant by the "value chain"? How does it apply to information systems?

Which of Porter's five forces best describes the decline of film based photography?

Which of the following is not a force in the Porter's five forces model?

_________is an example of a support activity in Porter's value chain model.

Describe Porter's Five Forces Model for Competition.How can IS be used in this model?

___________would be an example of using an information system to gain competitive advantage.

Persuasion is a stage in ______.

The difficulty in measuring productivity is largely due to

The increasing reliance on the web for information has created a digital divide between those who have Internet access and those who do not.

Is in the Life of Business Professionals

Business Processes, Information, and Information Systems

Extensions S: Using Collaboration Information Systems

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

Extensions A: Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Extensions B: Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Data Communications

Business Process Management

E-Commerce and Web 2.0

Business Intelligence and Information Systems for Decision Making

Information Systems Development

Extensions A: How the Internet Works

Information Systems Management

Information Security Management

Filters

Exam 3: Organizational Strategy, Information Systems, and Competitive Advantage

"Doing things right" refers to

Some competitive advantages are less sustainable than others.

When sharing information with value chain partners,_________should be a major concern

What are three ways that value can be created by Information Technology investments?

Everett Rogers defined __________ as the process by which an innovation gets communicated to members of a social system.

As defined by Porter,a value chain is a network of value creating activities.

Ideally,a competitive advantage should be

_________technologies are changes in technology that maintain the rate of improvement in customer value.

When FedEx developed the package tracking application,they were trying to gain competitive advantage through IT ___________ .

_________is an example of a primary activity in Porter's value chain model.

Increasing efficiency means

What is meant by the "value chain"? How does it apply to information systems?

Which of Porter's five forces best describes the decline of film based photography?

Which of the following is not a force in the Porter's five forces model?

_________is an example of a support activity in Porter's value chain model.

Describe Porter's Five Forces Model for Competition.How can IS be used in this model?

___________would be an example of using an information system to gain competitive advantage.

Persuasion is a stage in ______.

The difficulty in measuring productivity is largely due to

The increasing reliance on the web for information has created a digital divide between those who have Internet access and those who do not.

Is in the Life of Business Professionals

Business Processes, Information, and Information Systems

Extensions S: Using Collaboration Information Systems

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

Extensions A: Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Extensions B: Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Data Communications

Business Process Management

E-Commerce and Web 2.0

Business Intelligence and Information Systems for Decision Making

Information Systems Development

Extensions A: How the Internet Works

Information Systems Management

Information Security Management

Filters