2017 First Summer BADM 7050 for Andrew Schwarz Started on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 11:32 AM State Finished Completed on Time taken Grade
Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 11:47 AM 14 mins 49 secs 20.00 out of 20.00 (100%)
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Question text A social business strategy is designed to use social IT tools for all of the following EXCEPT: Select one: a. Collaborating with stakeholders b. Building deeper connections with stakeholders c. Innovating with stakeholders d. Excluding stakeholders
e. Networking with employees, customer and/or suppliers
Feedback The correct answer is: Excluding stakeholders
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Question text Business strategies based on hypercompetition focus on customer satisfaction and profit maximization but also build in a component of business intelligence. Business intelligence helps an agile organization to: Select one: a. Predict and respond to new opportunities
b. Use current information technologies less extensively c. Manage internal challenges d. React to supplier demands e. Collaborate
Feedback The correct answer is: Predict and respond to new opportunities Question 3 Correct 0.66 points out of 0.66 Flag question
Question text General Managers should take an active role in decisions about information systems. This is vital because:
Select one: a. The IS department cannot be trusted to make good decisions. b. The IS department has not been trained to make general business decisions. c. Information systems are designed to support business objectives.
d. Information systems are normally incongruent with business strategies.
Feedback The correct answer is: Information systems are designed to support business objectives. Question 4 Correct 0.66 points out of 0.66 Flag question
Question text Significant changes in IS should trigger a reassessment of the _____________. Select one: a. business strategy
b. social strategy c. process strategy d. data strategy e. system strategy
Feedback The correct answer is: business strategy Question 5 Correct
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Question text The "Managerial Levers" concept is useful for the following reasons: Select one: a. Management can find what "levers" to push to force people to do what they want. b. Management should not make a change unless they align multiple issues, such as tasks, measures, values, incentives, etc.
c. System investments need to be financially highly leveraged. d. All of the above e. None of the above
Feedback The correct answer is: Management should not make a change unless they align multiple issues, such as tasks, measures, values, incentives, etc. Question 6 Correct 0.66 points out of 0.66 Flag question
Question text The managerial levers identifies the crucial, interrelated components for designing an organization. The components include all of the following EXCEPT: Select one:
a. Decision rights b. Social media
c. Business processes d. Incentives and rewards e. Performance measurement and evaluation
Feedback The correct answer is: Social media Question 7 Correct 0.66 points out of 0.66 Flag question
Question text The organizational strategy should ideally _____ the IS strategy. Select one: a. drive b. complement
c. dictate d. ignore e. sustain
Feedback The correct answer is: complement Question 8
b. IaaS c. ISO9001 d. CMM
e. Six Sigma
Feedback The correct answer is: CMM Question 12 Correct 0.80 points out of 0.80 Flag question
Question text What is it called when a company brings IS capabilities that were previously outsourced back inhouse? Select one: a. Backsourcing
b. Insourcing c. Software as a Service d. Nearshoring e. Cloud computing
Feedback The correct answer is: Backsourcing Question 13 Correct
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Question text Which of the following makes countries attractive for ofshoring? Select one: a. English language proficiency. b. Political stability. c. Economic stability. d. Countries with friendly relationships. e. All of the above.
Feedback The correct answer is: All of the above. Question 14 Correct 0.80 points out of 0.80 Flag question
Question text A company gains a competitive advantage by: Select one: a. Low price focus b. Better service focus