Question 1

Knowledge management involves creating, codifying, gathering, and disseminating knowledge within an organization, in a way similar to managing purchased assets (such as land, money, etc.)

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Knowledge management treats knowledge as a valuable asset to be managed, similar to how physical and financial assets are managed within an organization, focusing on the creation, codification, gathering, and dissemination of knowledge to enhance organizational performance.

Question 2

Business Intelligence has to do with the ability of a particular manager with regard to managing his assigned business responsibilities.

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Business Intelligence refers to the technologies, applications, strategies, and practices used to collect, analyze, integrate, and present pertinent business information. The purpose is to support and improve business decision-making, not the innate ability of a manager.

Question 3

A data warehouse is a subset of a data mart.

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A data mart is a subset of a data warehouse, designed to serve the specific needs of a particular department or line of business, whereas a data warehouse integrates data from multiple sources and serves the entire organization.

Question 4

What are the three levels in the hierarchical organizational perspective?

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Question 5

What are the drawbacks of the functional and hierarchical perspectives?

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Question 6

How does the process perspective help solve the problems associated with the hierarchical and functional perspectives?

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Question 7

Why do organizations seek to integrate?

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Question 8

What is the difference between Business and Systems integration?

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Question 9

Explain the Information Systems Cycle

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Question 10

What is the role of modern Information Technology in Business Process Reengineering (BPR)? In your explanation show your understanding of BPR and be sure to explain why BPR needs IT to be implemented.

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Question 11

When introducing the notion of Business Process Reengineering (BPR) Michael Hammer said: "It is time to stop paving the cow paths." Explain what Dr. Hammer meant by such a statement. In your explanation show your understanding of BPR

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Question 12

What are the defining characteristics of transaction processing systems, management information systems, and executive information systems. Additionally, how are they different?

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Question 13

What is meant by the term, "Best of Breed" as it relates to integration?

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Quiz 3: Organizational Information Systems and Their Impact