Which of the following statements is true of small organizations?
A) They expand IT from one person to a small staff, but frequently this staff is isolated from senior-level management.
B) They employ only one or two IT analysts who not only manage the enterprise resource planning system, but also the entire IS department.
C) They employ several IT analysts to manage the enterprise resource planning system.
D) They have a full IT staff that is headed by the chief information officer.

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Small organizations often have limited resources and may only employ a small team, or even just one or two IT analysts, to manage the entire IS department, including the enterprise resource planning system. This can lead to these analysts having a broad range of responsibilities and potentially being isolated from senior-level management. Option A may also be true, but B is a more common scenario for small organizations. Option C and D are less likely to be true for small organizations given their limited resources.

Which of the Following Statements Is True of Small Organizations