The Impact of Electronic Business on the Organisation Ronel Smith Information and Communication Technology - icomtek CSIR South Africa rsmith2@csir.co.za Abstract E-business is fast becoming an important initiative for companies to consider‚ one that impacts every aspect of how a business is run. This report investigates the impact of e-business implementation on various aspects of the organisation including; strategy‚ human resources‚ customer relationship management‚ the IT department
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Sub-optimization can be defined as the process of fulfilling or optimizing some chosen objective which is an integral part of a broader objective; usually the broad objective and lower-level objective are different. It occurs when different subunits each attempt to reach a solution that is optimal for that unit‚ but that may not be optimum for the organization as a whole. For example‚ the quality control department of a factory may want to introduce a program that will guarantee that every bulb that
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The Failed Corporate Culture of Enron High risk accounting‚ inappropriate conflicts of interest‚ extensive undisclosed off-the-books activity‚ excessive compensation these are some of the headings of the report prepared by the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations titled "The Role of the Board of Directors in Enron’s Collapse." (Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations‚ 2002) In February‚ 2002‚ Enron’s former Chief Executive Officer Jeffery Skilling had testified before members
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Introduction "Many of the impacts of Information Technology are straightforward. But they are not necessarily obvious‚ nor are they trivial" (Jack Nilles‚ Centre for Future Research) The convenience and speed at which trades are being conducted in these modern times‚ courtesy of new technologies‚ are such that; time and distance are being collapsed enabling electronic commerce; free flow of information is highly encouraged; networking and virtual corporations is being turned into reality‚
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The paper begins with explaining the theoretical foundations by introducing the main concepts; national culture and corporate culture‚ or culture at organizational level. The study conducted by Engelen et al. concentrates on the individualism versus collectivism dimension of national culture and on the strength of the corporate culture. After familiarizing the concepts‚ the paper presents the hypotheses and clarifies how the hypotheses are derived. Next‚ the research conducted to test the hypotheses
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England in the 1960’s was a changing point for their culture. This time was known as the Swinging Sixties. The country transformed from a conservative environment into a place full of freedom with hope and promise. The nation had just moved past the second world war‚ and now the youth culture was beginning to freely express themselves. Adults in tis time fought during their youth and wanted the youth to enjoy their time. One of the biggest aspects of the sixties in England was the music. Music
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The Unique Corporate Culture in Google Executive Summary The internet giant of search engine “Google”‚ always rated for the “Best Workplace”‚ “Best Employer” in the recent ten years. Why? Except the professional technology‚ Google’s great and unique corporate culture made so. The feature of Google’s corporate culture is equality‚ free and human oriented. The company provide the most luxury and comfortable work environment to its employee‚ encourage them relax more‚ play hard and work hard. From
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Introduction This paper will discuss five different aspects of organizational cultures‚ the role of the mission statement‚ ethical standards‚ organizational diversity‚ dress and language and the impact of technology on the culture. Technologies Impact on Culture In the last 200 years there has not been a bigger impact on culture than technology. Technology has changed our culture in so many ways from travel‚ communication‚ medical breakthroughs‚ industry developments‚ entertainment devices‚
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RESEARCH TOPIC “Impact of British culture on international students.” BACKGROUND Many international students are unfamiliar with the national cultural environments in which they are to spend their student life. Cultural differences may bring different ways of doing things that will affect all aspects of their life. Many international students are well aware and respect other people’s cultures and beliefs. There are some who take time to adapt to the new environment. This research has
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Technology (IT)?Information technology is one of the very advancing and in-demand technologies of this era. Ever since this technology has emerged‚ it has heavily dominated many organizations and firms providing them with efficient way of work. Before indulging into the depth of this technology with respect to organizations‚ it is first important to get a brief idea about what information technology really is. Information technology basically involves all the things that are related to the technology
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