High-risk projects or customers
Question 1 (5 points)
Why do some organizations take on high-risk projects or customers? (think banks or collection
agencies) What benefit is there in doing this if the chances of failure are high?
Question 2 (5 points)
Discuss the differences between an industrial economy and a network economy. What aspects are
the same, and what are very different. Please give at least 2 examples of each.
Question 3 (5
Question 6 (5 points)
Given a manufacturing company that is NOT vertically integrated. What advantage and disadvantage
could there be for adding 1 additional level into vertical integration? (such as part of the supply
chain or part of distribution) Please give 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage. Again here, consider how
Information Systems could help.
Question 7 (5 points)
When considering a SaaS application: List 2 advantages and 1 disadvantage of SaaS.
Question 8 (5 points)
Consider the airline industry where the rivals are fierce for business. Thinking of Porter’s “Rivalry
among Existing Competitors” how have the airline companies used Information systems to combat
competition and increase revenue? Give 3 examples with justification.
Question 9 (5 points)
Consider a Retail Store: How can proper Information Systems help management make good
decisions? (or at least “better” decisions) List 2 pieces of data from an IS and how decisions can be
better because of it.
Question 10 (5 points)
Think of a SWOT analysis for your university. From a leadership level, what would go in the
Opportunities and Threats areas? Give 2 items for each.
Question 11 (5 points)
ROE: what does this represent (in plain terms)? In what range would this number typically be? What
type of person/position would monitor this number (what is their role)?
Question 12 (5 points)
When using Information Systems in business it is often said “Decisions can be made faster”. Is this
true? What are some advantages of having a decision sooner? (think both internally and among
rivals
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