Exam 2: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Information Systems

Discuss three new ways to think about investments in disruptive innovations as suggested by the e-business innovation cycle.

With reference to assessing value for the IS infrastructure,________ value is the contribution an investment makes toward improving the infrastructure's ability to enhance the profitability of the business.

The inability to react to local market conditions is a major disadvantage of firms pursuing a multidomestic business strategy.

In an e-business innovation cycle,after an organization scans the environment for new emerging and enabling technologies,the next step is to ________.

Which of the following statements is true about firms pursuing a multidomestic business strategy?

Organizations deploying innovative information systems must have the human capital necessary to deploy the new systems.These requirements can be categorized as ________ requirements.

________ is the process of analyzing an organization's activities to determine where value is added to products and/or services and what costs are incurred for doing so.

How are firms pursuing a global business strategy different from firms pursuing a multidomestic business strategy?

Which of the following actions distinguishes firms pursuing a transnational business strategy from firms using other business strategies?

A(n)________ business strategy allows companies to leverage the flexibility offered by a decentralized organization,while at the same time reaping economies of scale enjoyed by centralization.

While assessing value of the IS infrastructure,________ value is derived from assessing the extent to which an investment helps to meet requirements for control,security,and integrity as required by a governing body or a key customer.

Managers at the ________ level include the president and chief executive officer,vice presidents,and possibly the board of directors.

Which of the following actions of a firm suggests that it uses the freemium approach for applying freeconomics?

The managerial level of an organization is also known as the ________ level.

The ability to quickly react to local conditions is an advantage of home-replication business strategies.

Which of the following actions would an organization take if it decides to pursue a best-cost provider strategy?

Why are information systems typically used at the operational level?

Organizational strategy is a firm's plan to accomplish its mission and goals as well as to gain or sustain competitive advantage over rivals.

Unstructured decisions can be programmed directly into operational information systems so that they can be made with little or no human intervention.

In the context of international business strategies,the strategy that decides which aspects of the organization should be under central control and which should be decentralized is known as ________ strategy.