How Can Competitive Advantage Through IT Be Sustained

question 85

Multiple Choice

How can competitive advantage through IT be sustained?

• A)Competitive advantage through IT cannot be sustained.
• B)By using as much proprietary technologies as possible.
• C)By integrating all value creation processes into one system.
• D)By making all employees sign nondisclosure agreements.
• E)By suing any competitor whom your firm suspect is copying its systems.

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Definitions:

Persuasion

A deliberate attempt to influence the attitudes and/or behavior of another person.

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms, policies, or social pressures.

Obedience

The act of following orders or complying with authority, often studied in the context of how people respond to commands from those in power.

Matching Hypothesis

The theory that individuals are more likely to form and succeed in relationships with others who are similarly attractive.