Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. Do you agree that it is important for managers to understand IT? Write a paragraph to support your opinion. Answer: It is extremely important that managers understand IT. This is not only the case for IT‚ but for any department that the managers may not be intimately knowledgeable about. Without leadership understand your department‚ they may not understand why certain actions are taken and why additional costs need to be spent to achieve business goals. IT departments
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reduce their operating costs and become more efficient. In doing an analysis of the General Motors using Porter ’s Competitive Model these influences become clear and opportunities for the company to reduce costs and increase efficiency using information systems becomes obvious. Porter ’s Competitive Model is a model used to describe the interaction of external influences; specifically threats and opportunities that affect an organizations strategy and ability to compete [Laudon & Laudon‚ 2005
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SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS (p. 31) 1. What is the relationship between management information systems (MIS) and information technology (IT)? Management information systems (MIS) deals with the coordination and use of information technology. MIS plans for‚ develops‚ and manages the use of information technology tools to help people perform tasks related to information processing and management in their personal lives‚ careers‚ and/or just for every day actions when working with information. MIS
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Essential of MIS (9th edition) Chapter 1 1) As discussed in the chapter opening case‚ the Yankees ’ use of information systems in their new stadium can be seen as an effort to achieve which of the primary business objectives? A) Operational excellence B) Survival C) Customer and supplier intimacy D) Improved decision making 2) Journalist Thomas Friedman ’s description of the world as "flat" referred to: A) the flattening of economic and cultural advantages of developed countries. B)
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it relates to e-commerce‚ is illustrated by A) the same set of standards being used across the globe. B) the spread of plentiful‚ cheap information. C) the enabling of commerce worldwide. D) the availability of the Internet everywhere and anytime. 2. Which of the following is not one of the unique features of e-commerce technology? A) information density B) transparency C) richness D) social technology 3. The act of engaging consumers in a dialog that dynamically adjusts the
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When Antivirus Software Cripples your Computers What management‚ organization‚ and technology were responsible for the problem? What was the business impact of this software problem‚ both for McAfee and for its customer? If you were a McAfee enterprise customer‚ would you consider McAfee’s response to the problem be acceptable? Why or why not? What should McAfee do in the future to avoid similar problems? How Secure is the Cloud? What security and control problems are described in this
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Lego has long been an industry leader in children’s toys with its simple‚ yet unique building blockstyle products. The privately held company was founded in 1932 by a Danish carpenter whose family still owns Lego today. But by 2004‚ the company found itself close to extinction‚ losing $1 million a day. A new CEO was brought in‚ and five years later‚ sales were strong‚ profits were up‚ and naysayers who felt the new strategy was going to fail were proved wrong. With the advent of high-tech forms
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Laudon‚ Kenneth and Laudon‚ Jane Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm‚ 11e‚ Prentice- Hall Review Questions page 33 1. How does Porter’s competitive forces model help companies develop competitive strategies using information system? • Define Porter’s competitive forces model and explain how it works. • List and describe four competitive strategies enabled by information system that firms can pursue. • Describe how information system can support each of these competitive
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Case 7 Nucor Corporation in 2012: Using Economic Downturns as an Opportunity to Grow Stronger Percent of Worldwide Production Country Total Production of Crude Steel China 752 million tons 45.9% Japan 118 million tons 7.2% United States 95 million tons 5.8% India 79 million tons 4.8% Russia 76 million tons 4.6% South Korea 75 million tons 4.6% Exhibit 8 shows the world’s 15 largest producers of steel in 2010. Steelmaking Technologies Steel was produced by either integrated
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CBMS4303 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM Maryati Mohd Yusoff Mohd Zakree Ahmad Hafiz Mohd Sarim Norhayati Mohd Ali Nurhizam Safie Mohd Satar Salina Ismail Muhammad Shakirin Shaari Mohamed Ali Saip Nassiriah bt Shaari Project Directors: Prof Dr Mansor Fadzil Prof Dr Mohammed Yusoff Open University Malaysia Module Writers: Maryati Mohd Yusoff Mohd Zakree Ahmad Hafiz Mohd Sarim Norhayati Mohd Ali Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Salina Ismail Muhammad Shakirin Shaari Mohamed Ali Saip Nassiriah
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