Question 1

The organizational strategy should ideally _____ the IS strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) drive 
B) complement 
C) dictate 
D) ignore 
E) sustain 
A) drive 
B) complement 
C) dictate 
D) ignore 
E) sustain

Question 2

Business strategies based on hypercompetition focus on customer satisfaction and profit maximization but also build in a component of business intelligence.Business intelligence helps an agile organization to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Predict and respond to new opportunities 
B)  Leverage information technology in new ways 
C)  Manage internal challenges 
D)  React to supplier demands 
E)  Collaborate 
A)  Predict and respond to new opportunities 
B)  Leverage information technology in new ways 
C)  Manage internal challenges 
D)  React to supplier demands 
E)  Collaborate

Question 3

All of the following are identified causes of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill EXCEPT for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Repeated failure to follow safety procedures 
B)  The alignment of the Information Systems Strategy Triangle 
C)  The failure of automated systems 
D)  The leadership and organizational culture at BP 
E)  Inadequate quality standards 
A)  Repeated failure to follow safety procedures 
B)  The alignment of the Information Systems Strategy Triangle 
C)  The failure of automated systems 
D)  The leadership and organizational culture at BP 
E)  Inadequate quality standards

Question 4

Social business opportunities fall into one of three categories: collaboration,engagement or ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Social business opportunities fall into one of...

Question 5

The IS strategy drives the business strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is alignment in the context of the Information Systems Strategy Triangle and why is it important for a business to be in alignment?

Accepted Answer

Alignment in the context of the Informat

Question 7

Organizational,cultural,and control variables are considered the ________ used by decision makers to effect change in their organization.

Accepted Answer

A) collaboration tools 
B) managerial levers 
C) events 
D) IS 
E) organization objectives 
A) collaboration tools 
B) managerial levers 
C) events 
D) IS 
E) organization objectives

Question 8

The general manager for a retail clothing outlet was recently cited as saying,"IT is the cornerstone of our company. All of our decisions are based on the sophisticated systems that we have deployed throughout our organization. IT drives our decisions." What position should the manager hold regarding IT and its influence on decision making?

Accepted Answer

A) IT should drive business decisions. 
B) Organizational goals should drive IT decisions. 
C) Organizational strategy should drive IS decision making. 
D) Business strategy should drive IS decision making 
E) All strategy should be driven by IT strategy. 
A) IT should drive business decisions. 
B) Organizational goals should drive IT decisions. 
C) Organizational strategy should drive IS decision making. 
D) Business strategy should drive IS decision making 
E) All strategy should be driven by IT strategy.

Question 9

List the three categories of social business opportunities and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The three categories of social business

Question 10

According to Porter,a company that makes its services available 24/7 would be practicing a _________ strategy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Porter,a company that makes its...

Question 11

Today's market place is considered to be a very competitive and dynamic environment.Explain what this means and give examples of this competitive dynamic.

Accepted Answer

Today's market place being considered a

Question 12

The ________________________ is a plan articulating where a business seeks to go and how it expects to get there.

Accepted Answer

A) vision statement 
B) mission statement 
C) stakeholder statement 
D) stockholder statement 
E) business strategy 
A) vision statement 
B) mission statement 
C) stakeholder statement 
D) stockholder statement 
E) business strategy

Question 13

General managers should take an active role in decisions about information systems. This is vital because:

Accepted Answer

A) The IS department cannot be trusted to make good decisions. 
B) The IS department has not been trained to make general business decisions. 
C) The IS department does not have the company's best interests as its focus. 
D) Information systems are designed to support business objectives. 
E) Information systems are normally incongruent with business strategies. 
A) The IS department cannot be trusted to make good decisions. 
B) The IS department has not been trained to make general business decisions. 
C) The IS department does not have the company's best interests as its focus. 
D) Information systems are designed to support business objectives. 
E) Information systems are normally incongruent with business strategies.

Question 14

A social business strategy needs to align itself with the organization's IT strategy but not the business strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

CRM stands for ________________.

Accepted Answer

Customer R

Question 16

Google has disrupted a number of industries,particularly the advertising and software industries.Google's ability to quickly and aggressively provide new products and services is best described by:

Accepted Answer

A) Porter's Generic Strategies 
B) The Hypercompetition Model 
C) The Information Systems Strategy Triangle 
D) The Social Business Strategy 
E) Customer Relationship Management 
A) Porter's Generic Strategies 
B) The Hypercompetition Model 
C) The Information Systems Strategy Triangle 
D) The Social Business Strategy 
E) Customer Relationship Management

Question 17

In order to assess the critical issues in information management,a manager should know the IS infrastructure components.These are hardware,software,network and _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In order to assess the critical issues...

Question 18

At the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and explosion,BP's IS Strategy Triangle was out of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  control 
B)  alignment 
C)  adjustment 
D)  scope 
E)  specification 
A)  control 
B)  alignment 
C)  adjustment 
D)  scope 
E)  specification

Question 19

Technology guru Tim O'Reilly said this about the publishing industry: "To adapt,publishers need to cannibalize their own business,experimenting with new forms,new formats,and new business models." This statement is consistent with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Generic framework 
B)  Focus strategy 
C)  Hypercompetition 
D)  Direct strategy 
E)  Porter's generic strategies 
A)  Generic framework 
B)  Focus strategy 
C)  Hypercompetition 
D)  Direct strategy 
E)  Porter's generic strategies

Question 20

There has been accelerated competition and churn among market leaders concurrent with the increases in the quality and quantity of IT investments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The organizational strategy should ideally _____ the IS strategy.

Business strategies based on hypercompetition focus on customer satisfaction and profit maximization but also build in a component of business intelligence.Business intelligence helps an agile organization to:

All of the following are identified causes of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill EXCEPT for:

Social business opportunities fall into one of three categories: collaboration,engagement or ______.

The IS strategy drives the business strategy.

What is alignment in the context of the Information Systems Strategy Triangle and why is it important for a business to be in alignment?

Organizational,cultural,and control variables are considered the ________ used by decision makers to effect change in their organization.

List the three categories of social business opportunities and give an example of each.

According to Porter,a company that makes its services available 24/7 would be practicing a _________ strategy.

Today's market place is considered to be a very competitive and dynamic environment.Explain what this means and give examples of this competitive dynamic.

The ________________________ is a plan articulating where a business seeks to go and how it expects to get there.

General managers should take an active role in decisions about information systems. This is vital because:

A social business strategy needs to align itself with the organization's IT strategy but not the business strategy.

CRM stands for ________________.

Google has disrupted a number of industries,particularly the advertising and software industries.Google's ability to quickly and aggressively provide new products and services is best described by:

In order to assess the critical issues in information management,a manager should know the IS infrastructure components.These are hardware,software,network and _______.

At the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and explosion,BP's IS Strategy Triangle was out of __________.

Technology guru Tim O'Reilly said this about the publishing industry: "To adapt,publishers need to cannibalize their own business,experimenting with new forms,new formats,and new business models." This statement is consistent with:

There has been accelerated competition and churn among market leaders concurrent with the increases in the quality and quantity of IT investments.

Strategic Use of Information Resources in a Global Economy

Organizational Strategy: Managerial Levers

Work Design: Enabling Global Collaboration

Building and Changing Global Business Processes

Information Systems Strategy: Architecture and Infrastructure

Cost Recovery of Information Systems

Governance of the Information Systems Organization

Sourcing Information Systems Around the World

Managing Projects in a Global Ecosystem

Business Analytics and Knowledge Management

Ethical Guidelines for Information Use

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Exam 1: Linking Systems Strategy and the Organization

The organizational strategy should ideally _____ the IS strategy.

Business strategies based on hypercompetition focus on customer satisfaction and profit maximization but also build in a component of business intelligence.Business intelligence helps an agile organization to:

All of the following are identified causes of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill EXCEPT for:

Social business opportunities fall into one of three categories: collaboration,engagement or ______.

The IS strategy drives the business strategy.

What is alignment in the context of the Information Systems Strategy Triangle and why is it important for a business to be in alignment?

Organizational,cultural,and control variables are considered the ________ used by decision makers to effect change in their organization.

List the three categories of social business opportunities and give an example of each.

According to Porter,a company that makes its services available 24/7 would be practicing a _________ strategy.

Today's market place is considered to be a very competitive and dynamic environment.Explain what this means and give examples of this competitive dynamic.

The ________________________ is a plan articulating where a business seeks to go and how it expects to get there.

General managers should take an active role in decisions about information systems. This is vital because:

A social business strategy needs to align itself with the organization's IT strategy but not the business strategy.

CRM stands for ________________.

Google has disrupted a number of industries,particularly the advertising and software industries.Google's ability to quickly and aggressively provide new products and services is best described by:

In order to assess the critical issues in information management,a manager should know the IS infrastructure components.These are hardware,software,network and _______.

At the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and explosion,BP's IS Strategy Triangle was out of __________.

Technology guru Tim O'Reilly said this about the publishing industry: "To adapt,publishers need to cannibalize their own business,experimenting with new forms,new formats,and new business models." This statement is consistent with:

There has been accelerated competition and churn among market leaders concurrent with the increases in the quality and quantity of IT investments.

Strategic Use of Information Resources in a Global Economy

Organizational Strategy: Managerial Levers

Work Design: Enabling Global Collaboration

Building and Changing Global Business Processes

Information Systems Strategy: Architecture and Infrastructure

Cost Recovery of Information Systems

Governance of the Information Systems Organization

Sourcing Information Systems Around the World

Managing Projects in a Global Ecosystem

Business Analytics and Knowledge Management

Ethical Guidelines for Information Use

Filters