Based on Your Reading of the Chapter, Why Should Companies

question 46

Multiple Choice

Based on your reading of the chapter, why should companies avoid creating an all-encompassing, new global system when moving towards global operations?

• A) These may fail due to lack of visibility.
• B) It is difficult to quantify and explain the benefits of information systems that are that large.
• C) "Grand design" approaches typically fail to identify centers of excellence.
• D) Opposition is strengthened because of requirements for huge resources.

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Definitions:

Online Group Discussions

Virtual forums where individuals gather to discuss topics, share ideas, and communicate, facilitated by internet technologies.

Offline Brainstorming

A method of generating ideas by a group in a non-digital setting, typically through verbal or written communication.

Productivity

The efficiency at which individuals, companies, or economies produce goods or services, often measured as the amount of output per unit of input.

Sucker Effect

A phenomenon where individuals reduce their effort in group tasks to avoid feeling like they are being exploited or doing more work than others.