Read through the questions carefully and answer the questions based on the content covered in the course. Feel free to explore other reading material and resources available online.

Question 1

a) Select any multi-sided platform business or sharing economy firm. Describe its business model and provide an industry overview of the chosen company or firm.

b) If the firm uses any of the emerging technologies discussed in the course, please explore, and elaborate on the usage of all those technologies.

c) Further, deep dive into identifying any one of the following in the chosen firm:

i. Coordination mechanism used

ii. Trust-based system used

iii. Regulatory challenges faced

iv. Any other miscellaneous information about the platform which you find interesting. (Approximate word limit: 800 - 1000)

Question 2

The applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will overtake human jobs by at least 50% in the next ten years. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Provide relevant examples and justifications to support your answer. (Approximate word limit: 600 - 800)

Question 3

You are the manager of a company and are willing to transfer the existing IT systems to the cloud. However, existing employees are resisting this change.

(a) Describe some of the reasons that could be driving their resistance?

(b) How would you convince them to support the transfer of the IT system to the cloud? (Approximate word limit: 300 - 500)