Question 1

How are information systems used at the industry level to achieve strategic advantage?

Accepted Answer

A)   by building industry-wide, IT-supported consortia and symposia
B)   by raising the bargaining power of suppliers
C)   by encouraging the entry of new competitors
D)   by enforcing standards that reduce the differences between competitors
E)   by decreasing switching costsF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

How are the technical and behavioral definitions of an organization different?

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The behavioral definition of an organiza...

Question 3

The ability to offer individually tailored products or services using the same production resources as bulk production is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   customized response.
B)   size customization.
C)   magnitude customization.
D)   dimension customization.
E)   mass customization.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Sociotechnical changes affecting a firm adopting new information systems requiring organizational change can be considered

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A)   organizational adjustments.
B)   strategic transitions.
C)   systems alterations.
D)   business goal transitions.
E)   sociotechnical transitions.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

All of the following are IT-enabled products and services providing competitive advantage except

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A)   Amazon's one-click shopping.
B)   Apple's iPod and iTunes.
C)   Ping's golf club customization.
D)   PayPal's online person-to-person payment system.
E)   Walmart's RetailLink system.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

A manufacturer of deep-sea oil rigs may be least concerned about this marketplace force.

Accepted Answer

A)   product differentiation
B)   traditional competitors
C)   low number of suppliers
D)   new market entrants
E)   low number of customersF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

In a demonstration of network economics, the more people that use eBay's site, the greater the value of the site.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Nike's forays into information technology represent an effort to

Accepted Answer

A)   maintain low-cost leadership.
B)   focus on market niche.
C)   strengthen customer and supplier intimacy.
D)   perform intensive customer data analysis.
E)   achieve product differentiation.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 9

A professional bureaucracy is a knowledge-based organization where goods and services depend on the expertise and knowledge of professionals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the major factors to consider when performing a strategic systems analysis?

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