Chapter 1 book: information Systems in Global Business Today

Question 1

1.1. How are information systems transforming business, and why are they so essential for running and managing a business today?

Answer 1

• Describe how information systems have
changed the way businesses operate and
their products and services.
• Identify three major new information system
trends.
• Describe the characteristics of a digital firm.
• Describe the challenges and opportunities of
globalization in a “flattened” world.
• List and describe six reasons why information systems are so important for business
today.

Question 2

• Describe how information systems have changed the way businesses operate and their products and services.

Question 3

• Identify three major new information system trends.

Question 4

• Describe the characteristics of a digital firm.

Question 5

• Describe the challenges and opportunities of globalization in a “flattened” world.

Question 6

• List and describe six reasons why information systems are so important for business today.

Question 7

1- 2 What is an information system? How does it work? What are its management, organization, and technonology components? Why are complementary assets essential for ensuring that information systems provide genuine value for organizations?

Question 8

1- 3 What academic disciplines are used to study information systems, and how does each contribute to an understanding of information systems?