- Explain why IT is both a business pressure and an enabler of response activities that counter business pressures.
- What does a flat world mean to you in your choice of a major? In your choice of a career? Will you have to be a “lifelong learner”? Why or why not?
- What might the impact of a flat world be on your standard of living?
- Is IT a strategic weapon or a survival tool? Discuss.
- Why might it be difficult to justify a strategic information system?
- Describe the five forces in Porters competitive forces model and explain how increased access to high-speed internet has affected each one.
- Describe Porters value chain model. What is the relationship between the competitive forces model and the value chain model?
- Describe how IT can be used to support different value chains for different companies.
9. Discuss the idea that an information system by itself can rarely provide a sustainable competitive advantage
