Employees, at Their Own Initiative, Can Go to SocialText or Google

question 8

Multiple Choice

Employees, at their own initiative, can go to SocialText or Google Sites and set up a wiki, WordPress to start blogging, or subscribe to a SaaS offering like SalesForce.com, all without corporate oversight and approval. This _____ of technology is one of the challenges associated with the adoption of SaaS models.

• A) crowdsourcing
• B) disintermediation
• C) integration
• D) scalability
• E) consumerization

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Definitions:

Psychosexual Stage

A concept in Freudian psychology that describes a series of developmental stages from childhood through adulthood, where pleasure centers on different parts of the body.

Slip of the Tongue

An unintentional error in speech where a word is misused, often revealing a subconscious thought or suppressed feeling.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology.

Studying

The act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge on a subject, especially through reading and academic research.