From Your Own Knowledge or Background, Discuss and Describe Three

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Essay

From your own knowledge or background, discuss and describe three important applications of data communications networks for strategic, competitive advantage in business use. Give examples of three real world firms who have used networks for competitive advantage in the marketplace and discuss why these networks contributed to their expertise or competitive advantage.

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Definitions:

Activation Theory

A theory suggesting that effectiveness in activities and performance can be enhanced through the arousal or activation of the central nervous system.

Personality Traits

Enduring characteristics that describe an individual's behavior, such as extroversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness.

Interactionist Approach

An approach suggesting that individuals’ attitudes and behavior are a function of both dispositions and the situation.

Organizational Behaviour

The study of how individuals and groups act within organizations and how these entities interact with their external environment.