Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a divisionalized bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) Startup firm 
B) University 
C) Fortune 500 firm 
D) Midsize manufacturer 
E) Consulting firm 
A) Startup firm 
B) University 
C) Fortune 500 firm 
D) Midsize manufacturer 
E) Consulting firm

Question 2

Mintzberg's classification identifies five forces in an industry's environment that affect the strategic position of a firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Why does Amazon need to worry about competitors in online shopping?

Accepted Answer

A) E-commerce is affected by the law of diminishing returns. 
B) Internet technologies are universal,and therefore usable by all companies. 
C) Internet shopping produces cost transparency. 
D) The Internet enables the production or sales of substitute products or services. 
E) The Internet increases switching costs. 
A) E-commerce is affected by the law of diminishing returns. 
B) Internet technologies are universal,and therefore usable by all companies. 
C) Internet shopping produces cost transparency. 
D) The Internet enables the production or sales of substitute products or services. 
E) The Internet increases switching costs.

Question 4

Which of the following industries has the lowest barrier to entry?

Accepted Answer

A) Automotive 
B) Computer chip 
C) Solar energy 
D) Airline 
E) Small retailer 
A) Automotive 
B) Computer chip 
C) Solar energy 
D) Airline 
E) Small retailer

Question 5

Which of the following statements about organizations is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) An organization is a stable,formal social structure that takes resources from the environment and processes them to produce outputs. 
B) An organization is a formal,legal entity with internal rules and procedures that must abide by laws. 
C) An organization is a collection of people and other social elements. 
D) An informal group can be considered to be an organization. 
E) An organization is a collection of rights,privileges,obligations,and responsibilities delicately balanced over a period of time through conflict and conflict resolution. 
A) An organization is a stable,formal social structure that takes resources from the environment and processes them to produce outputs. 
B) An organization is a formal,legal entity with internal rules and procedures that must abide by laws. 
C) An organization is a collection of people and other social elements. 
D) An informal group can be considered to be an organization. 
E) An organization is a collection of rights,privileges,obligations,and responsibilities delicately balanced over a period of time through conflict and conflict resolution.

Question 6

Sociotechnical changes affecting a firm adopting new information systems requiring organizational change can be considered:

Accepted Answer

A) organizational adjustments. 
B) strategic transitions. 
C) systems alterations. 
D) business goal transitions. 
E) sociotechnical transitions. 
A) organizational adjustments. 
B) strategic transitions. 
C) systems alterations. 
D) business goal transitions. 
E) sociotechnical transitions.

Question 7

The Internet increases the bargaining power of customers by:

Accepted Answer

A) creating new opportunities for building loyal customer bases. 
B) making more products available. 
C) making information available to everyone. 
D) lowering transaction costs. 
E) enabling the development of new services. 
A) creating new opportunities for building loyal customer bases. 
B) making more products available. 
C) making information available to everyone. 
D) lowering transaction costs. 
E) enabling the development of new services.

Question 8

Value chain analysis is useful at the business level to highlight specific activities in the business where information systems are most likely to have a strategic impact.Discuss this model,identify the activities,and describe how the model can be applied to the concept of information technology.

Accepted Answer

The value chain model identifies specifi

Question 9

According to research on organizational resistance,the four components that must be changed in an organization in order to successfully implement a new information system are:

Accepted Answer

A) environment,organization,structure,and tasks. 
B) technology,people,culture,and structure. 
C) organization,culture,management,and environment. 
D) tasks,technology,people,and structure. 
E) costs,tasks,structure,and management. 
A) environment,organization,structure,and tasks. 
B) technology,people,culture,and structure. 
C) organization,culture,management,and environment. 
D) tasks,technology,people,and structure. 
E) costs,tasks,structure,and management.

Question 10

How are the technical and behavioral definitions of an organization different?

Accepted Answer

The behavioral definition of an organiza

Question 11

The value chain model classifies all company activities as either primary or support activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How is the concept of core competency relevant to ABC Computers,a local computer store that repairs and builds custom computers? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

A core competency is an activity for whi

Question 13

When two organizations pool markets and expertise that result in lower costs and generate profits,they are creating:

Accepted Answer

A) a value web. 
B) a value chain. 
C) net marketplaces. 
D) core competencies. 
E) synergies. 
A) a value web. 
B) a value chain. 
C) net marketplaces. 
D) core competencies. 
E) synergies.

Question 14

Smart products generally lower switching costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of synergy in business?

Accepted Answer

A) Amazon's use of the Internet to sell books 
B) Bank of America acquiring Countrywide Financial Corporation to reach a large pool of new customers 
C) Blockbuster combining traditional video rental with online video rental 
D) Walmart's order entry and inventory management system to coordinate with suppliers 
E) Nike's use of technology to improve its product offerings 
A) Amazon's use of the Internet to sell books 
B) Bank of America acquiring Countrywide Financial Corporation to reach a large pool of new customers 
C) Blockbuster combining traditional video rental with online video rental 
D) Walmart's order entry and inventory management system to coordinate with suppliers 
E) Nike's use of technology to improve its product offerings

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the technical view of organizations is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) It focuses on how inputs are combined to create outputs when technology changes are introduced into a company. 
B) It sees capital and labor as being easily substituted for one another. 
C) It emphasizes group relationships,values and structures. 
D) It sees the organization as a social structure similar to a machine. 
E) It sees the firm as being infinitely malleable. 
A) It focuses on how inputs are combined to create outputs when technology changes are introduced into a company. 
B) It sees capital and labor as being easily substituted for one another. 
C) It emphasizes group relationships,values and structures. 
D) It sees the organization as a social structure similar to a machine. 
E) It sees the firm as being infinitely malleable.

Question 17

________ is a competitive strategy for creating brand loyalty by developing new and unique products and services that are not easily duplicated by competitors.

Accepted Answer

A) Product differentiation 
B) Low-cost leadership 
C) Focusing on market niche 
D) Strengthening customer intimacy 
E) Strengthening supplier intimacy 
A) Product differentiation 
B) Low-cost leadership 
C) Focusing on market niche 
D) Strengthening customer intimacy 
E) Strengthening supplier intimacy

Question 18

The competitive forces model cannot be used to analyze modern digital firms which face new competitive forces that are not true of traditional firms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Along with capital,________ is the primary production input that the organization uses to create products and services.

Accepted Answer

A) structure 
B) culture 
C) politics 
D) feedback 
E) labor 
A) structure 
B) culture 
C) politics 
D) feedback 
E) labor

Question 20

The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a business objective are called:

Accepted Answer

A) value activities. 
B) best processes. 
C) core competencies. 
D) best practices. 
E) benchmarks. 
A) value activities. 
B) best processes. 
C) core competencies. 
D) best practices. 
E) benchmarks.

Which of the following is an example of a divisionalized bureaucracy?

Mintzberg's classification identifies five forces in an industry's environment that affect the strategic position of a firm.

Why does Amazon need to worry about competitors in online shopping?

Which of the following industries has the lowest barrier to entry?

Which of the following statements about organizations is not true?

Sociotechnical changes affecting a firm adopting new information systems requiring organizational change can be considered:

The Internet increases the bargaining power of customers by:

Value chain analysis is useful at the business level to highlight specific activities in the business where information systems are most likely to have a strategic impact.Discuss this model,identify the activities,and describe how the model can be applied to the concept of information technology.

According to research on organizational resistance,the four components that must be changed in an organization in order to successfully implement a new information system are:

How are the technical and behavioral definitions of an organization different?

The value chain model classifies all company activities as either primary or support activities.

How is the concept of core competency relevant to ABC Computers,a local computer store that repairs and builds custom computers? Give examples.

When two organizations pool markets and expertise that result in lower costs and generate profits,they are creating:

Smart products generally lower switching costs.

Which of the following is an example of synergy in business?

Which of the following statements about the technical view of organizations is not true?

________ is a competitive strategy for creating brand loyalty by developing new and unique products and services that are not easily duplicated by competitors.

The competitive forces model cannot be used to analyze modern digital firms which face new competitive forces that are not true of traditional firms.

Along with capital,________ is the primary production input that the organization uses to create products and services.

The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a business objective are called:

Information Systems in Global Business Today

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Foundations of Business Intelligence:

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy:

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, digital Goods

Managing Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence

Enhancing Decision Making

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

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Exam 3: Information Systems,organizations,and Strategy

Which of the following is an example of a divisionalized bureaucracy?

Mintzberg's classification identifies five forces in an industry's environment that affect the strategic position of a firm.

Why does Amazon need to worry about competitors in online shopping?

Which of the following industries has the lowest barrier to entry?

Which of the following statements about organizations is not true?

Sociotechnical changes affecting a firm adopting new information systems requiring organizational change can be considered:

The Internet increases the bargaining power of customers by:

Value chain analysis is useful at the business level to highlight specific activities in the business where information systems are most likely to have a strategic impact.Discuss this model,identify the activities,and describe how the model can be applied to the concept of information technology.

According to research on organizational resistance,the four components that must be changed in an organization in order to successfully implement a new information system are:

How are the technical and behavioral definitions of an organization different?

The value chain model classifies all company activities as either primary or support activities.

How is the concept of core competency relevant to ABC Computers,a local computer store that repairs and builds custom computers? Give examples.

When two organizations pool markets and expertise that result in lower costs and generate profits,they are creating:

Smart products generally lower switching costs.

Which of the following is an example of synergy in business?

Which of the following statements about the technical view of organizations is not true?

________ is a competitive strategy for creating brand loyalty by developing new and unique products and services that are not easily duplicated by competitors.

The competitive forces model cannot be used to analyze modern digital firms which face new competitive forces that are not true of traditional firms.

Along with capital,________ is the primary production input that the organization uses to create products and services.

The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a business objective are called:

Information Systems in Global Business Today

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Foundations of Business Intelligence:

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy:

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, digital Goods

Managing Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence

Enhancing Decision Making

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

Filters