QUESTION 1

a) Discuss Thomas Friedman's declaration that the world was now "flat" in reference to www. . What does it mean? Elaborate in 2 -3 paragraphs of your own words.

b )Explain how an organization's use of information systems affect its corporate strategies? Provide an example.

c) The retail home improvement chain you work for, Home Centre Fiji, has noticed that one of its brands of faucets is not selling nearly as well as anticipated. What information systems of the business will you use to determine the reason for the poor sales? Discuss what information you will retrieve from which system. Which of the information systems will be most important for your analysis? Which of the systems will be least important?

d) Describe how you would go about implementing database technologies in an office stationery supply company to achieve low-cost leadership.

e) Imagine we are going to adopt the electronic voting system for national elections. Discuss how the use of electronic voting machines act as a "double-edged sword?" What moral dimensions are raised by this use of information technology?

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