Answer the following question shortly: (2 marks each)

1. Identify and briefly discuss the similarities and differences between outsourcing and downsizing. How might an enlightened management team deal with the negative impacts of either downsizing or outsourcing?

2. Identify several aspects of the culture shared by members of a group to which you belong. Are there any aspects of this culture that you think are negative and detract from what the group is trying to accomplish?

3. Your manager has asked for your input on ideas for how to improve the likelihood of successful adoption of a major new information system that will be used by members of the company's finance department. What suggestions would you offer?

4. You have been asked to assess the success of a recently implemented system that has been deployed across the entire supply chain of a large organization. How might you go about trying to measure the technology diffusion of this system? How else might you assess the success of this system?