E-Business
1st Assignment
Q1. List the three categories of social business opportunities and give an example of each.
Q2. Dell’s original business strategy was to only sell custom-built computer systems directly to customers. Dell now sells to major retail outlets such as Walmart and Best Buy.
Which one of Porter’s generic strategies was Dell exhibiting when only selling directly to the customer?
Which one of Porter’s generic strategies is Dell demonstrating today? Explain your answers.
Q3. Is a company more likely to adjust its mission statement or its business strategy? Explain your answer.
Q4. What is alignment in the context of the Information Systems Strategy Triangle and why is it important for a business to be in alignment?
Q5. Today’s market place is considered to be a very competitive and dynamic environment. Explain what this means and give examples of this competitive dynamic.
2nd Assignment
Q1. Why are teams using collaborative tools like groupware and wikis to coordinate their work rather than a communication tool like email?
Q2. Explain how IS radically changed the paper maker’s work at a paper mill.
Q3. Describe one job that once existed but today is obsolete (or is slowly becoming obsolete) because of technology.
Q4. List the challenges that a global, virtual team must overcome to be successful.
Q5. How have hiring practices been impacted by IT?
Q6. Data entry has always been a challenge in many business processes. There are technologies that have removed this challenge by allowing data to be captured at the time it is created, reducing the need for data entry clerks.
List a specific example of this technology and the impact it has had on a particular industry.