Question 1

What are primary activities?

Accepted Answer

Primary activities a

Question 2

In the context of Porter's five forces model, customer's bargaining power refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a customer's ability to create barriers to entry. 
B)  a customer's ability to alter his/her value chain. 
C)  a customer's ability to integrate IT. 
D)  a customer's ability to negotiate better prices. 
E)  a customer's ability to create substitutes. 
A)  a customer's ability to create barriers to entry. 
B)  a customer's ability to alter his/her value chain. 
C)  a customer's ability to integrate IT. 
D)  a customer's ability to negotiate better prices. 
E)  a customer's ability to create substitutes.

Question 3

What is meant by effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

Increased effectiveness means

Question 4

________ technologies introduce a very new package of attributes to the accepted mainstream products.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ technologies introduce a very new package...

Question 5

Everett Rogers defined ________ as the process by which an innovation gets communicated to members of a social system.

Accepted Answer

diffusion

Question 6

Which of the following can be best described as a disruptive technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vulcanized rubber tires 
B)  Compact discs 
C)  Digital music players 
D)  Liquid crystal displays 
E)  Portable computers 
A)  Vulcanized rubber tires 
B)  Compact discs 
C)  Digital music players 
D)  Liquid crystal displays 
E)  Portable computers

Question 7

What are sustaining technologies?

Accepted Answer

Sustaining technologies are ch

Question 8

Some competitive advantages are less sustainable than others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Labour productivity is the ________ of a country's gross domestic product divided by the total paid hours worked by the people of that country.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Labour productivity is the ________ of a...

Question 10

How can IT increase productivity?

Accepted Answer

Productivity for organizations

Question 11

The CCICT has now merged with the Better Business Bureau to further the awareness and development of business technology skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

IT investments can generate value by

Accepted Answer

A)  limiting the opportunities for creating competitive advantages. 
B)  decreasing productivity. 
C)  creating larger and larger service based economies. 
D)  limiting the ways corporations can compete. 
E)  creating more efficient and effective business processes that lead to lower prices. 
A)  limiting the opportunities for creating competitive advantages. 
B)  decreasing productivity. 
C)  creating larger and larger service based economies. 
D)  limiting the ways corporations can compete. 
E)  creating more efficient and effective business processes that lead to lower prices.

Question 13

"Doing the right things" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  efficiency. 
B)  social responsibility. 
C)  improved quality. 
D)  effectiveness. 
E)  sustainability. 
A)  efficiency. 
B)  social responsibility. 
C)  improved quality. 
D)  effectiveness. 
E)  sustainability.

Question 14

A company can use products to create competitive advantage by

Accepted Answer

A)  differentiating its products. 
B)  raising prices. 
C)  adding products to its product line. 
D)  increasing brand awareness. 
E)  lowering prices. 
A)  differentiating its products. 
B)  raising prices. 
C)  adding products to its product line. 
D)  increasing brand awareness. 
E)  lowering prices.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a supporting activity in a value chain?

Accepted Answer

A)  An accountant filing an income tax statement 
B)  Assembling a product 
C)  Product package design 
D)  A bottle of wine being shipped to a warehouse 
E)  Product safety tests 
A)  An accountant filing an income tax statement 
B)  Assembling a product 
C)  Product package design 
D)  A bottle of wine being shipped to a warehouse 
E)  Product safety tests

Question 16

A network of value-creating activities is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  business strategy. 
B)  value network. 
C)  value chain. 
D)  competitive advantage. 
E)  primary value activities. 
A)  business strategy. 
B)  value network. 
C)  value chain. 
D)  competitive advantage. 
E)  primary value activities.

Question 17

Describe the ways in which companies gain a competitive advantage over other companies seeking the same customers.

Accepted Answer

Companies can gain competitive advantage

Question 18

The observed lack of productivity from IT investments is most likely the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  measurement errors. 
B)  inflation. 
C)  declining interest rates. 
D)  the introduction of new technologies. 
E)  continued drops in hardware prices. 
A)  measurement errors. 
B)  inflation. 
C)  declining interest rates. 
D)  the introduction of new technologies. 
E)  continued drops in hardware prices.

Question 19

A primary activity in a value chain is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  an activity that uses only raw materials. 
B)  an activity that involves customer service and sales. 
C)  an activity that requires the use of information systems. 
D)  an activity that value is directly added to a product. 
E)  the first activity in which value is created. 
A)  an activity that uses only raw materials. 
B)  an activity that involves customer service and sales. 
C)  an activity that requires the use of information systems. 
D)  an activity that value is directly added to a product. 
E)  the first activity in which value is created.

Question 20

In "IT doesn't Matter," Nicholas Carr argues that

Accepted Answer

A)  disruptive technologies tend to be commoditized over time and hence provide less strategic advantage. 
B)  companies are spending too much money on IT. 
C)  there are no productivity gains for any amount of IT investments. 
D)  the marginal benefits of an IT investment decreases over time. 
E)  technology adds no value to companies. 
A)  disruptive technologies tend to be commoditized over time and hence provide less strategic advantage. 
B)  companies are spending too much money on IT. 
C)  there are no productivity gains for any amount of IT investments. 
D)  the marginal benefits of an IT investment decreases over time. 
E)  technology adds no value to companies.

What are primary activities?

In the context of Porter's five forces model, customer's bargaining power refers to

What is meant by effectiveness?

________ technologies introduce a very new package of attributes to the accepted mainstream products.

Everett Rogers defined ________ as the process by which an innovation gets communicated to members of a social system.

Which of the following can be best described as a disruptive technology?

What are sustaining technologies?

Some competitive advantages are less sustainable than others.

Labour productivity is the ________ of a country's gross domestic product divided by the total paid hours worked by the people of that country.

How can IT increase productivity?

The CCICT has now merged with the Better Business Bureau to further the awareness and development of business technology skills.

IT investments can generate value by

"Doing the right things" refers to

A company can use products to create competitive advantage by

Which of the following is an example of a supporting activity in a value chain?

A network of value-creating activities is called a

Describe the ways in which companies gain a competitive advantage over other companies seeking the same customers.

The observed lack of productivity from IT investments is most likely the result of

A primary activity in a value chain is best described as

In "IT doesn't Matter," Nicholas Carr argues that

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Competitive Advantage and Business Processes

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Exam 4: Productivity, Innovation, and Strategy

What are primary activities?

In the context of Porter's five forces model, customer's bargaining power refers to

What is meant by effectiveness?

________ technologies introduce a very new package of attributes to the accepted mainstream products.

Everett Rogers defined ________ as the process by which an innovation gets communicated to members of a social system.

Which of the following can be best described as a disruptive technology?

What are sustaining technologies?

Some competitive advantages are less sustainable than others.

Labour productivity is the ________ of a country's gross domestic product divided by the total paid hours worked by the people of that country.

How can IT increase productivity?

The CCICT has now merged with the Better Business Bureau to further the awareness and development of business technology skills.

IT investments can generate value by

"Doing the right things" refers to

A company can use products to create competitive advantage by

Which of the following is an example of a supporting activity in a value chain?

A network of value-creating activities is called a

Describe the ways in which companies gain a competitive advantage over other companies seeking the same customers.

The observed lack of productivity from IT investments is most likely the result of

A primary activity in a value chain is best described as

In "IT doesn't Matter," Nicholas Carr argues that

Information Systems and You

Business Processes and Decision Making

Application Extension-Introduction to Business Process Modeling With Microsoft Visio

Application Extension-Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013

Hardware and Software

Database and Content Management

Extension-Using Microsoft Access 2013

Extension-Database Design

Networks and Collaboration

Competitive Advantage and Business Processes

Decision Making and Business Intelligence

E-commerce, Social Networking, and Web 20

Acquiring Information Systems Through Projects

Application Extension-Introduction to Microsoft Project

Structure, Governance, and Ethics

Managing Information Security and Privacy

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