Question No 1: (Topic: Systems for collaboration and social business The information systems function in business) How does Porter's competitive forces model help companies develop competitive strategies using information systems? • List and describe four competitive strategies enabled by information systems that firms can pursue. • Describe how information systems can support each of these competitive strategies and give examples.

Organizational change is presented 345-352 of the textbook.  In this video, Organizational Change Management (OCM) is the investment by the leadership to bring about the desired individual and organizational performance levels during the change phase. It helps organizations to build clarity in visions, goals, roles, and processes. OCM addresses the critical people-related issues arising as a result of different business decisions that lead to business challenges. Although this video is an infomercial, and it does not present specific solutions, it raises many important issues in relation to managing change.   People must adapt to change in organizations because change is a constant. Many workers have difficulty in managing unpredictability. When change is not manager well the results can be attrition, lower quality, and customer complaints. Change specialists brought into an organization can identify barriers to accepting change, and can also identify roadmaps for accepting change. The…

For problem 10RQ for Business Informaiton Systems book by Paige Baltzan, the question asked what is the difference between collective intelligence, knowledge management, and crowdsourcing, but the answer seems to have a contradiction. It states that Collective Intelligence is only used inside Organizations, but it also says that crowdsourcing is a method for collective intelligence inside the firm. I am confused. What is the right answer to this question? Thanks.

The assessment focus on the investigation of the use of information system in a business company such as restaurant, clinic, motel etc. Your task is to: Discuss the company’s business activities. Provide the detailed description of the future applications of information technology for this business. Discuss how the functionalities of information technologies support the business. You can find similar scenarios in the course contents. You will apply knowledge accumulated in the unit, labour market data, research into available education and training options; and will integrate this information with a discussion of current challenges for the business and the contribution that IT can reasonably be expected to make in meeting those challenges.