A) uses the capabilities of other companies without being physically tied to those companies. B) uses Internet technology to maintain a virtual storefront. C) uses Internet technology to maintain a networked community of users. D) provides entirely Internet-driven services,or virtual products. A) uses the capabilities of other companies without being physically tied to those companies. B) uses Internet technology to maintain a virtual storefront. C) uses Internet technology to maintain a networked community of users. D) provides entirely Internet-driven services,or virtual products.

Exam 3: Information Systems, organizations, and Strategy

According to the ________ definition of organizations,an organization is seen as a means by which primary production factors are transformed into outputs consumed by the environment.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 21

According to transaction cost theory,firms and individuals seek an increase on transaction costs,much as they do on production costs.

(True/False)

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Question 22

Ontario Iron Works Ltd.has just located a Web portal that gives access to many companies from which they can purchase their raw material from;this illustrates the competitive force of ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 23

Managers who know how to work with the ________ of an organization will be more successful than less-skilled managers in implementing new information systems.

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Question 24

Use of information systems to differentiate products and enable new services and products is a tactic to achieve ________.

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Question 25

A virtual company

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Question 26

Chapters.Indigo.ca keeps track of user preferences for book and CD purchases and can recommend titles purchased by others to its customers.Strong linkages to customers and suppliers increase switching costs.Chapters.Indigo.ca is utilizing which source of competitive advantage?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 27

Google was not a ________ in search but an innovative follower that was able to maintain rights to a powerful new search algorithm called PageRank.

(Short Answer)

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Question 28

Customers are one of the competitive forces that affect an organization's ability to compete.

(True/False)

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Question 29

Apple's iTunes is considered to have a competitive advantage in the downloaded music market.

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Question 30

As a manager,you do not decide which systems will be developed,what they will do,and how they will be implemented.

(True/False)

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Question 31

The ________ model is used to describe the interaction of external forces that affect an organization's strategy and ability to compete.

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Question 32

The Internet can make competitive ________ disappear very quickly because virtually all companies can use this technology.

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Question 33

You are advising the owner of Smalltown Computer,a new,local computer repair store that also builds custom computers to order.What competitive strategies could Smalltown Computer exert? Which ones will it have difficulty exercising?

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Question 34

Jean uses his loyalty rewards program card to buy gas from the Shell Oil Company,he only needs 300 more points to get a free flight to Calgary.This illustrates Shell Oil dealing with the competitive force of ________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 35

The value chain model

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Question 36

The more any given resource is applied to production,the lower the marginal gain in output,until a point is reached where the additional inputs produce no additional output.This is referred to as

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Question 37

In network economics,the more people that use Microsoft Office software and related products,the greater its value.

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Question 38

________ is another term for these loosely coupled but interdependent networks of suppliers,distributors,outsourcing firms,transportation service firms,and technology manufacturers.

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Question 39

In the strategy of product differentiation,information systems are used to enable new products and services.

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According to the ________ definition of organizations,an organization is seen as a means by which primary production factors are transformed into outputs consumed by the environment.

According to transaction cost theory,firms and individuals seek an increase on transaction costs,much as they do on production costs.

Ontario Iron Works Ltd.has just located a Web portal that gives access to many companies from which they can purchase their raw material from;this illustrates the competitive force of ________.

Managers who know how to work with the ________ of an organization will be more successful than less-skilled managers in implementing new information systems.

Use of information systems to differentiate products and enable new services and products is a tactic to achieve ________.

A virtual company

Chapters.Indigo.ca keeps track of user preferences for book and CD purchases and can recommend titles purchased by others to its customers.Strong linkages to customers and suppliers increase switching costs.Chapters.Indigo.ca is utilizing which source of competitive advantage?

Google was not a ________ in search but an innovative follower that was able to maintain rights to a powerful new search algorithm called PageRank.

Customers are one of the competitive forces that affect an organization's ability to compete.

Apple's iTunes is considered to have a competitive advantage in the downloaded music market.

As a manager,you do not decide which systems will be developed,what they will do,and how they will be implemented.

The ________ model is used to describe the interaction of external forces that affect an organization's strategy and ability to compete.

The Internet can make competitive ________ disappear very quickly because virtually all companies can use this technology.

You are advising the owner of Smalltown Computer,a new,local computer repair store that also builds custom computers to order.What competitive strategies could Smalltown Computer exert? Which ones will it have difficulty exercising?

Jean uses his loyalty rewards program card to buy gas from the Shell Oil Company,he only needs 300 more points to get a free flight to Calgary.This illustrates Shell Oil dealing with the competitive force of ________.

The value chain model

The more any given resource is applied to production,the lower the marginal gain in output,until a point is reached where the additional inputs produce no additional output.This is referred to as

In network economics,the more people that use Microsoft Office software and related products,the greater its value.

________ is another term for these loosely coupled but interdependent networks of suppliers,distributors,outsourcing firms,transportation service firms,and technology manufacturers.

In the strategy of product differentiation,information systems are used to enable new products and services.

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