John Ottersbach Info I-303 Organizational Informatics June 17‚ 2009 Project # 4 This is the project report from evaluating the AgCredit mini-case (Textbook pages 131-134) 1. Synopsis This case focuses on an agriculture credit and loan company whose core competency is based around its customer knowledge. The organization’s IT structure and function does not suit the business well. The current setup is not enterprise architecture and staff issues are rampant. There has been a lot of preparatory
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Assessment activity 1 1. What are your organisations core business activities and its core processes? Businesses core business activity is something it does especially well in comparison to its competitors. It has an advantage because the Company acquires expertise that competitors do not have. The processes may be such things as better research‚ better manufacturing processes‚ technology etc. 2. What environmental management issues must be taken into consideration when planning and managing
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Cost - Risk In this case‚ the advantages that Deaconess Clinic‚ as a service company‚ would have if they performed it in-house would be at quality and risk factors. If the cooking activity performed within the hospital‚ it would be easier for the management to control the quality of the food‚ and minimizing the risk of contamination from outside. Other than that‚ employees could feel more about the “family” atmosphere if they doing the activity in a same room and doing teamwork. On the other hand
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Country Report: Singapore Singapore Background Singapore is a wealthy island country‚ located in Southeast Asia on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. Founded as a British trading colony in 1819‚ Singapore has become one of the most prosperous countries due to its strong international trading links. The inhabitants of Singapore enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world‚ with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading countries in Western Europe. (Singapore Profile‚ Overview)
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shaky history riddled with debt‚ the country as a whole has recovered. To compare elements of cultures across nations‚ we try to formulate similarities in beliefs‚ practices‚ and situations. Mexico‚ while distinctly different from the US‚ holds many cultural similarities that translate well into other countries. Mexico sits south of the US on 1‚972‚550 sq km of total area. As of 2006‚ 107.5 million people inhabited the 1‚923‚039 sq km of land area in the country. (CIA Factbook‚ 2006) Due to the
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Chapter 1 Review Questions 1. Define what is encompassed in the term information technology. Information technology includes both the computer technology that enables the processing and storing of information as well as the communication technology that enables the transmission of this information. 2. What are some of the ways that IT has become “pervasive”? In the workplace‚ IT has become commonplace. It is becoming rare for an employee in most industries to
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Business &Management Proposal Introduction Backgrounds: - Mountain West Health Plans Inc.-Health Insurance Company - Martin Quinn-Senior vice president -Evelyn Gustafson-director of customer services (retired) -Erik Rasmussen-new director of customer services Outline different kinds of leadership styles -Autocratic‚ Charismatic，Laissez Faire，transactional，transformational etc. (Definition and performance) The purpose of this report： -Analysis and evaluate their leadership style
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Argentina Country Report Size and impact The size of Argentina is 2‚780‚400 square miles. Its size Includes land taking up 2‚736‚690 sq km‚ and water taking up 43‚710 sq km. Some pros of being a large country are it has availability to many resources‚ size is known represents power‚ and it takes up most of the coast. One of its biggest cons consist of it can be hard to govern a large country‚ or could be in different time zones. Some of its natural resources are zinc‚ lead‚ and petroleum. The
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Internal Audit and the Relationship with Senior Management Summary: The case study “Internal Audit Reporting Relationships: Serving Two Masters” was a part of a series of research projects being developed by the Institute of Internal Auditors to determine the various relationships‚ specifically reporting relationships between the internal auditor and those charged with governance. To obtain research about the various types of reporting relationships‚ independence‚ conflicts that arise from
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Project Report Attributes That Customer prefer in buying Smartphone BYVivek Barad Aditya Chandra Table of Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Major Findings ................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Observations ..................................................................................
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