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Operational Excellence

Week 7 Assignment

Information Systems for Business and Beyond Questions:

Chapter 7 -Homework – study questions 1-10, Exercise 1-3

https://opentextbook.site/exports/ISBB-2019.pdf (Chapter 7 | 151 -168)

01. What is the productivity paradox?

02. Summarize Carr’s argument in “Does IT Matter.”

03. How is the 2008 study by Brynjolfsson and McAfee different from previous studies? How is it the same?

04. What does it mean for a business to have a competitive advantage?

05. What are the primary activities and support activities of the value chain?

06. What has been the overall impact of the Internet on industry profitability? Who has been the true winner?

07. How does EDI work?

08. Give an example of a semi-structured decision and explain what inputs would be necessary to provide assistance in making the decision.

09. What does a collaborative information system do?

10. How can IT play a role in competitive advantage, according to the 2008 article by Brynjolfsson and McAfee?

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Exercise Questions (1-3)

1 - Analyze Carr’s position in regards to PC vs. Mac, Open Office vs. Microsoft Office, and Microsoft PowerPoint vs. Tableau.

2 - Do some independent research on Nicholas Carr (the author of “IT Doesn’t Matter”) and explain his current position on the ability of IT to provide competitive advantage.

3 - Review the WebEx website. What features of WebEx would contribute to good collaboration? Compare WebEx with other collaboration tools such as Skype or Google Hangouts?

The above submission should be 3-page in length and adhere to APA formatting standards.

**Remember the APA cover page and the references (if required) do not count towards the page length**

Note the first assignment should be in one section and the second section should have the information from the Information Technology and Organizational Learning assignment.  The paper requirements for the two-pages applies to the second part of the assignment directly related to the Information Technology and Organizational Learning assignment.

Textbook (attached) https://online.flippingbook.com/view/373862/103/

Title: Information Technology and Organizational Learning

ISBN: 9781351387583

Authors: Arthur M. Langer

Publisher: CRC Press

Publication Date: 2017-10-17

Edition: 3rd ED.