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Personal Management Chapter 3
Information Technology and the Internet
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10/30/2003

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Term
True or False?
Technological changes push managers into a continuous learning mode
Definition
True
Term
Name 5 Types of Technology Devices Used by managers.
Definition
1. Laptops
2. Cell phones
3. Personal Digital Assistants (PDA)
4. Web-enabled cell phones
5. E-mail pagers.
Term
What type of managers would mostly likely use an e-mail pager?
Definition
One who needs to be in touch with people who would find phone conversations difficult to hear, such at a construction site or a subway.
Term
True or False?
Many managers and professionals still prefer paper-based desk planners over PDAs?
Definition
True
Term
What are the benefits of installing information technology systems?
Definition
1. Improved Productivity and Teamwork
2. Increased Competitive Advantage
3. Improved Customer Service and Supplier Relationships.
4. Enhanced Communication and Coordination, Including the Virtual Office.
5. Quick access to vast information
6. Enhanced analysis of data and decision making.
7. Greater empowerment and flatter organizations.
8. Saved time through employee self-service
Term
A Web stite that requires a password to enter is known as what?
Definition
Extranet
Term
An arrangement whereby employees work together as if they were part of a single office despite being physically separated is known as what?
Definition
Virtual Office
Term
A Web site designed only for company employees, often containing proprietary information is known as what?
Definition
Company Intranet
Term
Computer programs that help a decision maker work through problem-solving and decision making steps is known as what?
Definition
Decision-making software
Term
Software which generally asks the user questions about values, priorities and the importance attached to factors such as price and quality is a type of what?
Definition
Decision-making software
Term
True or False?
More layers of management are needed when companies install technology systems.
Definition
False.
Fewer layers of management are needed because employees have direct access to information they need to perform their jobs more efficiently.
Term
True or False?
A notable example of information technology-based employee self-service is an electronic travel and expense reporting system(T&E).
Definition
True
Term
What are five negative consequences of information technology?
Definition
1) Employees often spend so much time accessing questionable information on the Internet, they neglect key aspects of their jobs.
2) Online addiction
3) People who cannot detach themselves from technology (techno-obsessives)
4) Deterioration in Customer Service
5) Being electronically connected to the office, many managers and professional tend to complain that their employers expect them to be always available for consulatation.
Term
Individuals obsessed with technological devices are known as what?
Definition
techno-obsessives
Term
Employees who spend so much time attempting new computer routines and accessing information of questionable value that they neglect key aspects of their jobs are known as what?
Definition
Computer goof-offs
Term
An individual responsible for the creation and maintenance of a company's Website
Definition
Web Master
Term
Companies that sell exclusively over the Internet are sometimes referred to as what? These companies often have no physical store or distribution center.
Definition
pure players
Term
True or False?
Pure players are more stable than companies who use the Internet only as one method for marketing goods and services.
Definition
False.
They are less stable.
Term
True or False?
80% of business conducted on the Net today takes place between firms rather than by individual customers.
Definition
True
Term
The influence of the Internet on marketing is far greater than sales conducted online. How?
Definition
Online buyers first research products online prior to purchasing them from a physical store, catalog or other offline channel.
Term
What gets a site up and running and takes care of the maintenance of its own servers?
Definition
A site-hosting service
Term
What type of service provides an internal microbrowser which enables cell phones to connect to the Web?
Definition
M-Commerce
Term
What type of service simulates traffic on a site to assess how well your server will hold up and predicts when you will need more power?
Definition
Site Analysis
Term
What percentage of dot-com pure players have gone out of business?
Definition
90%
Term
True or False?
The changing flow of information created by the Internet tipped the balance of power from sellers to buyers.
Definition
True.
Term
The extraction of useful analyses from the mass of information available to firms is known as what?
Definition
Data mining
Term
Name the 6 success factors in an E-business.
Definition
1. Develop an excellent call center to allow for a human touch.
2. Keep customers informed about order progress.
3. Constantly monitor and update the e-business system.
4. Mix bricks and clicks.
5. Develop a global presence.
6. Adopt a positive attitude toward change.
Term
What does the term "Mix bricks and clicks" mean?
Definition
The most successful players in e-tailing give customers the opportunity to purchase online, in stores, and by telephone.
Term
True or False?
If the company experiences shipping delays, it is not necessary to notify the custsomer.
Definition
False
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