Question 1

Technology today has increased the ways work blends together with other aspects of life.This is very similar to how work was configured in ____________ societies.

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Question 2

IT has altered employees and the way they work by doing all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  Creating new types of jobs 
B)  Greatly changing day-to-day tasks 
C)  Supporting new ways to manage talent 
D)  Needing more technically knowledgeable individuals 
E)  Providing distinct lines between work and play

Question 3

Today's IT increases the effectiveness of workers,particularly with the use of both ________ tools and collaboration tools.

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Question 4

This is a list of activities on a Web site that briefly highlights what individuals are doing,thinking,and updating and in return gives the community a sense of what is happening.

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Question 5

The qualities found in a successful remote worker include all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  Self-discipline 
B)  Socialized into the corporate culture 
C)  Self-starter 
D)  Ineffective communicator 
E)  Proficient in a wide range of technologies

Question 6

The concept of "jobs" is being replaced with the concept of work,requiring a framework that links the IS Strategy with the organization strategy to answer all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  What work will be performed? 
B)  Who is going to do the work? 
C)  Where will the work be performed? 
D)  When will the work be performed? 
E)  How can IT increase the ineffectiveness of workers?

Question 7

All of the following are new types of jobs created by the growing reliance on technology EXCEPT:

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A)  Database administrator 
B)  Web site designers 
C)  Network security advisor 
D)  Editors/writers 
E)  Social media specialists

Question 8

Traditionally,people communicated either in person or on the telephone.E-mail has had a profound impact on communication because it decoupled the time the sender communicates with the receiver.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Employees may resist a change in IS by: denying that the system is up and running,trying to convince others it has no value,refusing to use the system,and/or _________ the system by distorting or altering inputs.

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Question 10

Which one of the following is NOT a factor driving the use of telecommuting?

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A)  Geographic flexibility 
B)  Energy conservation 
C)  Higher job satisfaction 
D)  Lower employee turnover 
E)  Stronger sense of company culture

Question 11

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) realized it did not have adequate policies,education or technology in place for remote workers when:

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A)  An employee whose laptop carrying unencrypted, sensitive military personnel information was stolen. 
B)  Because of lack of coordination, all remote workers were not available for an extended period of time. 
C)  Employees posted sensitive data on a public social networking site. 
D)  Employees copied sensitive data over an unsecured network. 3) A virus from an employee's remote computer crashed the VA's intranet.

Question 12

Which one of the following is a valid statement?

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A)  The cost to access information has risen. 
B)  It takes more time to access information. 
C)  Personal productivity has dropped as a result of technology. 
D)  Traditional job roles have not changed much as a result of technology. 
E)  Most jobs today have a significant information systems component.

Question 13

Lewin's change model to gain acceptance of new technology is based on 3 stages.Match the stage to its objective.

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Question 14

According to Thomas Friedman,collaboration is the way that small companies can "act big" and flourish in today's flat world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How have hiring practices been impacted by IT?

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Question 16

What do we call members of the generation that's grown up using computers,the Web and social network sites as a normal,integrated part of their lives?

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Question 17

Team members who are _______________ and prefer to do several activities at one time may want to have IM or VOIP available to them so that they can communicate with their colleagues and still work on other tasks.

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A)  bichronous 
B)  monochronous 
C)  asynchronous 
D)  synchronous 
E)  polychronous

Question 18

Identify the following technologies as primarily supporting either communication or collaboration efforts.

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Question 19

List the challenges that a global,virtual team must overcome to be successful.

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Question 20

Managers in today's global,virtual workforce must rethink how they break from traditional methods of managing,particularly in the all of the following ways EXCEPT:

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A)  Hiring new employees 
B)  Evaluating an employee's contribution to a team and the company 
C)  Appropriating individual-based rewards and compensation 
D)  Setting strategic objectives 
E)  Supervising employees

Exam 4: Work Design: Enabling Global Collaboration