PROJECT ON: ORGANISATIONS COMPARED: PREPARED BY HARSHA BHOWMIK RUDRAJIT SHARMA REGN. NO: 17/12 REGN. NO: 36/12 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Evolution as an Organization 3 A. Evolution of Cognizant: 3 B. Journey from Indal to Hindalco: 3 II. Description of the organizational structure 4 A. Cognizant’s Structure 4 B. Hindalco’s Structure 5 III. Comparison on Structural Dimensions 6 A. Cognizant 6 B. Hindalco 6 IV
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Is the iPad a disruptive technology? The purpose of this report – “Is the iPad a disruptive technology?” – is to research and study about the technological developments in Information Systems‚ such as‚ the iPad and if it’s a disrupting technology that changes the world or not. Apple introduced the iPad in 2010‚ selling 300‚000 on the first day of release and approximately 3 million in 80 days. Given that the features of the iPad were similar to the iPhone’s‚ Apple envisioned for this device to
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resources? A) Information‚ people‚ information technology B) Information‚ information technology‚ people C) People‚ information‚ information technology D) None of the above Feedback: People‚ information‚ and information technology (in that order of priority) are inextricable linked. 2 INCORRECT Which information culture allows employees to use information as a means of exercising influence or power over others.? A) Information-functional culture B) Information-sharing culture C) Information-inquiring
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1)Define IT Infrastructure from both a technology and a service perspective. Which services does IT infrastructure comprise? IT infrastructure consists of a set of physical devices and software applications that are required to operate the entire enterprise. It is also a set of firmwide of services budgeted by management and comprising both human and technical capabilities. Services include: Platforms used to provide computing services that connect employees‚ customers‚ and suppliersinto a coherent digital
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new perspective to the workplace by improving the efficiency of the working class man (Blake & Moseley‚ 2011). The theory highlighted that companies could use simple training techniques so that workers could focus on one task‚ which would run the business more efficiently (Berdayes‚ 2002). Taylor’s theory has had a positive impact on the 21st century for companies such as Harvard University‚ Toyota and McDonalds Fast Food. However the theory hasn’t always been successful in all businesses‚ especially
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Strategic planning is important for all businesses because this is when they set there aims and will discuss how they can achieve that aim. These aims have to be realistic and the owners will discuss this with their workers. Some aims might be hard to get but executives will want their workers to push hard so that it can be achieved. Marks and Spencer’s aim was to be the best supermarket in Britain but the recession had affected them really bad giving them losses of over 100 million pounds. Currently
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Homonhon‚ Philippines WHEN: On March 16‚ 1521 WHY: He wanted to see the world and find out what there was to explore : If Magellan could reach the Moluccas from the West‚ Spain’s wealth would exceed all other countries : Christianity HOW: In 1506 he went to the East Indies‚ participating in many military and exploratory expeditions in Malacca and the Moluccas‚ known as the Spice Islands‚ and by 1510 he had been promoted to the rank of captain. He returned to Portugal in 1512 and in
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Chapter 1 Business Information Systems in Your Career Student Objectives 1. How are information systems transforming business and what is their relationship to globalization? 2. Why are information systems so essential for running and managing a business today? 3. What exactly is an information system? How does it work? What are its people‚ organization‚ and technology components? 4. How will a four-step method for business problem solving help you solve information system-relations problems
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KNOWLEDGE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THE AMPLIFICATION FOR CONCEPTUAL OF CREATIVITY DESIGN: From: AAAI Technical Report SS-93-01. Compilation copyright © 1993‚ AAAI (www.aaai.org). All rights reserved. ERNEST EDMONDS and LINDA CANDY LUTClll Research Centre Department of ComputerStudies Loughborough University of Technology Lougtdgorough Leicestershire UK Abstract. The paper is concerned with computer-based support for conceptual design and‚ in particular‚ with the support of creative design
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illegally every year’ so this is likely not to be real‚ but put into his own words. It must also be acknowledged that this source of information written by John Briggs was written in 1996. This is likely to be second-hand information because the event happened in the 18th century and that was two hundred years ago there is no evidence to support where this information came from thus must be acted with caution. 3. From this source (source C) we can learn what people thought about smugglers here
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