Alliance Insurance Relies on Information Technology for a Variety of Activities.The

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Alliance Insurance relies on information technology for a variety of activities.The company is planning to improve its systems,so it needs to determine which areas need improvement.Alliance's head of human resources says that improvements must be made in the software that is available to employees.If the following facts were known,which one would strengthen the position of the head of human resources?

• A) Alliance employees regularly complain about having to work with outdated computer hardware.
• B) Alliance has been slow to upgrade its employees' web browsers with the latest versions.
• C) Alliance's IT department spends a large amount of its time upgrading software.
• D) An industry slowdown has meant that Alliance's business is weak.
• E) Personal selling is the dominant way that Alliance's sales are achieved.

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