Information systems, organizations, and strategy

4 important questions on Information systems, organizations, and strategy

Name the six features of organizations

1. routines and business processes
2. politics
3. culture
4. environment
5. disriptive technologies: riding the wave
6. organizational structure

Explain porter's competitive forces model

new market entrants
market entry barrier differs per market (pizza is simple, computer chip business is hard)

suppliers
the more different suppliers a firm has the more control it can exercise in term of price

substitute products
itune / cd     benzine/electric

customers
switch easy to a different firm

Strategies for dealing with competitive forces

low-cost leadership - us IS to produce at low cost

product differentiation - use IS to differentiate products

focus on market niche - use IS to enable a focused strateg on a single market niche

customer and supplier intimicy - use IS to develop strong ties and loyalty with customers and suppliers
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What are synergies, core competencies, and network based strategies?

synergies - firms join forces, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of New York

enhancin core competencies - be world leader in one thing and let the knowledge help for other products

network-based strategies - ecnomics (tv community with 10 or 10million subscribers doesn't matter
virtual (no production)
business ecosystem - mobile internet plaform

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