Chap 2

Question 1

Types of organizational sturctures

Answer 1

traditional - i.e. CEO, supervisor, labor
project - can be temporary
team - usually one goal or purpose
virtual - ppl that do not live in one place

Question 2

Culture

Answer 2

Set of major understandings and assumptions shared by a group

Question 3

Competitive advantage

Answer 3

• significant and long term benefit to a company over its competition
• can result in higher quality products, better customer service, and lower
• organizations often use their information systems to help gain a competitive advantage
• Cheapest
• Most expensive
• Unique
• Fastest delivery