Questions from General Business Management

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of business-to-business

What are the advantages and disadvantages of business-to-business networks?

Q: Ask a manager to describe the main kinds of IT that he

Ask a manager to describe the main kinds of IT that he or she uses on a routine basis at work.

Q: To be useful, information must be of high quality, be

To be useful, information must be of high quality, be timely, be relevant, and be as complete as possible. Why does a tall management hierarchy, when used as a management information system, have nega...

Q: What is the relationship between IT and competitive advantage?

What is the relationship between IT and competitive advantage?

Q: Because of the growth of high-powered, low-cost

Because of the growth of high-powered, low-cost wireless communications and IT such as videoconferencing, many managers soon may not need to come into the office to do their jobs. They will be able to...

Q: Visit at least two organizations in your community, and identify those

Visit at least two organizations in your community, and identify those that seem to operate with a Theory X or a Theory Y approach to management.

Q: Many companies have reported that it is difficult to implement advanced management

Many companies have reported that it is difficult to implement advanced management information systems such as ERP systems. Why do you think that this is so? How might the roadblocks to implementation...

Q: How can IT help in the new product development process?

How can IT help in the new product development process?

Q: Why is face-to-face communication between managers still important

Why is face-to-face communication between managers still important in an organization?

Q: Ethically speaking, how far should a company go to protect its

Ethically speaking, how far should a company go to protect its proprietary information, given that it also needs to protect the privacy of its employees? What steps can it take?