Question 1

Which of the following is least likely to be an outcome of organizations forming alliances with each other?

Accepted Answer

A) promotion of product awareness 
B) development of market size 
C) establishment of standards 
D) increment of purchasing costs 
A) promotion of product awareness 
B) development of market size 
C) establishment of standards 
D) increment of purchasing costs

Question 2

Which of the following is a process implementation principle of competitive advantage?

Accepted Answer

A) creating a new product 
B) enhancing existing services 
C) establishing alliances with other organizations 
D) differentiating a service 
A) creating a new product 
B) enhancing existing services 
C) establishing alliances with other organizations 
D) differentiating a service

Question 3

What are the four competitive strategies based on Porter's five forces model?

Accepted Answer

An organization responds to the structur

Question 4

Porter's definition of technology is narrow because it includes only research and development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Porter identified the bargaining power of competitors as one of the forces in his five forces model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Porter, all information systems in the organization must facilitate the organization's competitive strategy to be effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Porter developed the five forces model to help organizations determine the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) potential profitability of an industry 
B) services of an industry 
C) reason for the collapse of certain industries 
D) means for improving resource utilization 
A) potential profitability of an industry 
B) services of an industry 
C) reason for the collapse of certain industries 
D) means for improving resource utilization

Question 8

Which of the following primary value chain activities induce buyers to purchase a product and provide a means for them to do so?

Accepted Answer

A) inbound logistics 
B) sales and marketing 
C) outbound logistics 
D) operations/management 
A) inbound logistics 
B) sales and marketing 
C) outbound logistics 
D) operations/management

Question 9

Enhancing existing products and services is a competitive advantage created by the implementation of business processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Procurement falls under the category of primary activities in a value chain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the criterion on which business processes should run?

Accepted Answer

According to Porter, whether business pr

Question 12

Explain value chain linkages.

Accepted Answer

Porter's model of business activities in

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a competitive strategy employed by a firm?

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the price of its product when raw material prices increase 
B) laying off staff in order to cut down costs during a recession period 
C) advertising its products nationwide like its competitor organizations 
D) launching a unique product targeted at a section of consumers 
A) increasing the price of its product when raw material prices increase 
B) laying off staff in order to cut down costs during a recession period 
C) advertising its products nationwide like its competitor organizations 
D) launching a unique product targeted at a section of consumers

Question 14

Differentiate between value and margin.

Accepted Answer

Porter defined value as the amount of mo

Question 15

Receiving, storing, and disseminating inputs to a product is an operations management activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Briefly describe how organizational strategy determines the functions of information systems.

Accepted Answer

Organizations examine the structure of t

Question 17

An information system can be part of a product, but it cannot provide support for a product or service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An organization can choose to either minimize cost or maximize differentiation to gain a competitive advantage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The bargaining power of a customer is weak if ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the availability of a substitute is limited 
B) the cost of switching to a substitute is low 
C) competitors offer products with same benefits at lower prices 
D) new entrants are offering a product that uses more recent technology 
A) the availability of a substitute is limited 
B) the cost of switching to a substitute is low 
C) competitors offer products with same benefits at lower prices 
D) new entrants are offering a product that uses more recent technology

Question 20

Which of the following competitive strategies does a company follow if it produces a uniquely formulated anti-aging face cream targeted at women above the age of forty?

Accepted Answer

A) providing the lowest cost across the industry 
B) providing a better product across the industry 
C) focusing on lowering the cost within an industry-segment 
D) focusing on product differentiation within an industry-segment 
A) providing the lowest cost across the industry 
B) providing a better product across the industry 
C) focusing on lowering the cost within an industry-segment 
D) focusing on product differentiation within an industry-segment

Exam 3: Organizational Strategy, Information Systems

Which of the following is least likely to be an outcome of organizations forming alliances with each other?

Which of the following is a process implementation principle of competitive advantage?

What are the four competitive strategies based on Porter's five forces model?

Porter's definition of technology is narrow because it includes only research and development.

Porter identified the bargaining power of competitors as one of the forces in his five forces model.

According to Porter, all information systems in the organization must facilitate the organization's competitive strategy to be effective.

Porter developed the five forces model to help organizations determine the ________.

Which of the following primary value chain activities induce buyers to purchase a product and provide a means for them to do so?

Enhancing existing products and services is a competitive advantage created by the implementation of business processes.

Procurement falls under the category of primary activities in a value chain.

What is the criterion on which business processes should run?

Explain value chain linkages.

Which of the following is an example of a competitive strategy employed by a firm?

Differentiate between value and margin.

Receiving, storing, and disseminating inputs to a product is an operations management activity.

Briefly describe how organizational strategy determines the functions of information systems.

An information system can be part of a product, but it cannot provide support for a product or service.

An organization can choose to either minimize cost or maximize differentiation to gain a competitive advantage.

The bargaining power of a customer is weak if ________.

Which of the following competitive strategies does a company follow if it produces a uniquely formulated anti-aging face cream targeted at women above the age of forty?

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