1.What is the productivity paradox?
2 Summarize Carrís argument in ìDoes IT Matter.î
3How is the 2008 study by Brynjolfsson and McAfee different from previous studies? How is it the same?
4What does it mean for a business to have a competitive advantage?
5What are the primary activities and support activities of the value chain?
6What has been the overall impact of the Internet on industry profitability? Who has been the true winner?
7How does EDI work?
8Give an example of a semi-structured decision and explain what inputs would be necessary to provide assistance in making the decision.
9What does a collaborative information system do?
10How can IT play a role in competitive advantage, according to the 2008 article by Brynjolfsson and McAfee?
Exercise2: Do some independent research on Nicholas Carr (the author of ìIT Doesnít Matterî) and explain his current position on the ability of IT to provide competitive advantage.