reduce their operating costs and become more efficient. In doing an analysis of the General Motors using Porter ’s Competitive Model these influences become clear and opportunities for the company to reduce costs and increase efficiency using information systems becomes obvious. Porter ’s Competitive Model is a model used to describe the interaction of external influences; specifically threats and opportunities that affect an organizations strategy and ability to compete [Laudon & Laudon‚ 2005‚ p.
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Answer ALL Questions. 1. What is the difference between information technology and information systems? Describe some of the functions of information systems. In your answer include two examples of information technologies and two examples of information systems. Information technology is the use of computer hardware‚ software and associated technologies to process data and achieve company’s business objectives. Some examples of information technologies include mobile computer devices such as PDAs
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P5 Explain the legal and ethical issues in relation to the use of business information 1. What is the Data Protection Act 1998? This is to protect personal data that is provided by customers. The businesses should be processed fairly and lawfully it must only be used for the specific purpose and must be stated when it is collected. They must not collect to much information and all the data must be accurate. Also the data must not be kept for longer than needed for. 2. Using the HR department
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V The United States of America-the New Lands The United States of America is a federal republic made up of fifty states and the District of Columbia. Its 9‚529‚063 square kilometers- nearly forty times the size of the United Kingdom- make it the fourth largest country in the world. In the east it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and in the west by the Pacific Ocean; approximately 4‚500 km of immensely varied land separate the east coast from the west coast. If you travel from east to west you cross
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of another problem (or user). The computer appears to be performing both tasks at the same time‚ when in fact only a single subtask is performed at a time. 2. Information specialists are employees with the full- time responsibility of developing and/or operating information systems. Examples of information specialists are: systems analysts‚ programmers‚ database administrators‚ network specialists‚ and webmasters. 3. The main functions of a central processing unit (CPU) are to control the
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Fair Value Accounting: Understanding the Issues Raised by the Credit Crunch (Pieter-Jan Wils Summary) Executive summary Fair value accounting: a financial reporting approach in which companies are required or permitted to measure and report on an ongoing basis certain assets and liabilities (generally financial instruments) at estimates of the prices they would receive if they were to sell the assets or would pay if they were to be relieved of the liabilities. Under fair value accounting‚ companies
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Research RESEARCH ARTICLE STUDYING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH: DISCOURSES AND THEORETICAL ASSUMPTIONS1 By: Ulrike Schultze Cox School of Business Southern Methodist University P.O. Box 750333 Dallas‚ TX 75275-0333 U.S.A. uschultz@mail.cox.smu.edu Dorothy E. Leidner Hankamer School of Business Baylor University Waco‚ TX 76798-8005 U.S.A. Dorothy_Leidner@baylor.edu Abstract In information systems‚ most research on knowledge management assumes that knowledge
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Essentials of Business Information Systems http://www.hocbonganh.co.uk/userfiles/Essentials%20of%20Business%20Information%20Systems.pdf Text Book: Laudon & Laudon‚ Essentials of Business Information Systems‚ 7th Edition‚ Pearson (Prentice Hall)‚ 2007 Chapter 1 Business Information Systems in Your Career Multiple Choice Questions 1. One of the recent critical challenges facing Major League Baseball was: a. poor coordination between local and national sales channels. b. poorly managed
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Ethical Issues in Organizational Behavior Ethical decisions play a very important role in an organization. Ethics is the concept of good and bad behavior. Ethical behavior is governed by state‚ federal‚ and local laws. It is important for an organization to promote good moral choices and do everything in its power to prevent unethical behavior from taking place in the workplace. This can be achieved through continuous training and reinforcement of the desired behavior. Unethical behavior in the
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The US Political System In 2012 election there were 243‚155 total ballots were mailed out in Clark County and only 194‚306 ballots were received back. Many young people do not know the specifics of the law that govern voting in their own jurisdiction. Many people don’t take the time to get to know our political system down to the core. What knowledge and skills must a citizen know to be apart of our political system? Things one must know and be educated on are‚ knowing the difference between the
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