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1. The book: Corporate Information Strategy and Management has as objective:

a) Providing keys and tools for understanding the impact of IT on business advantage.
b) Providing keys and tools for understanding how to manage the business of IT.
c) Addressing issues facing 21st century IT leaders.
d) All of the above.
D
2. According to Yin, which of the following is NOT one of the three approaches to designing a case study

a) exploratory
b) evaluative
c) explanatory
d) descriptive cases
B
. What are the four types of situations that occur repeatedly in cases?
A) Questions, Hypothesis, Proof and Action, Alternatives
B) Problems, Decisions, Evaluations, Rules
C) Questions, Problems, Hypothesis, Evaluations
D) Decision Options, Relevant Evidence, Decision Criteria, Proof and Action
B
According to Robert E. Stake, Helen Simons, and Robert K. Yin how many proposed steps should be used in case study research?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 5
D) 3
B
What is the main reason for the downfall of IBM?
a. High investments on the system/360 computer products.
b. Deep levels of hierarchy and reliance on co-operate staff.
c. IBM marketed and sold through third party retailers and distributors.
d. High in strong culture of corporate pride and loyalty
B
2. Identify Gersteners’s principles from the list below?
a. We never lose sight of our strategic vision.
b. Know our customers needs and help them anticipate future needs.
c. Produce quality products of the most advanced design.
d. Plan for the future by keeping an open mind to new ideas, whatever the
A
Find the right match for the profit impact in different horizon.
i) Invest to reduce costs and generate immediate term cash flow a) Horizon 3
ii) Invest to accelerate and sustain growth b) Horizon 2
iii) Invest to create future high-growth businesses c) Horizon 1
A. i-a, ii-b, iii-c
B. i-c, ii-a, iii-b
C. i-b, ii-a, iii-c
D. i-c, ii-b, iii-a
D
The last solution to IBM’s issues was to develop ________to connect IBM and non-IBM applications.
A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Internet
D. Middleware
D
1. What was the need for IBM to alter existing business strategy to become an On Demand enterprise?
a. The job cuts, reduced benefits and insecurity to the employees
b. The failure of multiple projects which incurred heavy losses
c. Failure due to incompetent management policies
d. Severe competition from start ups
A
2. How did IBM formulate a new strategy to regain its lost glory?
a. By conducting employee discussion sessions
b. By Changing top level management in the company
c. By selling the majority of its stake
d. By following the idea of "The value
A
1. One of the following is NOT component of a Business Model:
a. Analyzing Strategy
b. Analyzing Capabilities
c. Analyzing Value Created for all Stakeholders
d. None of the above.
D
2. .................... is one of Evolving Business Model approaches that can be defines as getting out of unprofitable products and markets, outsource.
a- Enhance
b- Expand
c- Explore
d- Exit
D
The Key Steps in Business Model Strategy Audit are:
a. Business Context Analysis, Customer Analysis, Competitor Analysis and Business Network Analysis
b. Business Context Analysis, People/Partner Analysis, Organization Analysis and Business Network Analysis
c. Process/Infrastructure analysis, People/Partner Analysis, Organization/Culture Analysis, and Leadership/Governance Analysis
d. Process/Infrastructure analysis, Leadership/Governance Analysis and Business Network Analysis
A
2) The three key choices that executives can consider when choosing how to structure business network activities are:
a) Corporation, Community, and Selective Sourcing Partnership
b) Industrial Economy, Network Economy and Community
c) Strategy, Capability and creating Value to stakeholders
d) Community, Neighborhood, and local business
A
1. What are the advantage(s) of Hierarchical models of organizations?
a. Increase conflict and less efficient
b. Reduce conflict and more efficient
c. Controls System (checks and balances limit the ability of any one individual to threaten the entire organization)
d. B and C only
e. All of the above
D
2. What is the disadvantage of Hierarchical models of organization?
a. Loss of agility as centralized control slows the organization’s response to opportunities and threats.
b. Reorganization is required.
c. Reduces conflict
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
A
1) What is a common mistake made by executives when attempting to balance agility with control?
A) Failure to redesign end-to-end processes
B) Failure to change the organization structure to match the culture
C) Failure to execute a comprehensive agility redesign
D) All of the above
A
2) What are some of the disadvantages of a Hierarchical Organization?
A) Loss of information needed for decision making
B) Slow organizational response to change
C) Increasing cost of management structure
D) All of the above
D