Discussion and responses + Weekly Journal – 1_ IISP

Subject: Infotech Import in a Strategy Plan

Part A – Discussion and responses

Social networking, used strategically, can be viewed as an information resource. Select a firm to analyze. Explain how SN can be used as an IT Asset and how the skills acquired by corporate staff can be viewed as an IT Capability.

A) Your initial post (400 -500 words) is due by Day 3 of Week 1 [need to submit before Wednesday Noon (today is Monday)]

B) You are required to respond to another 2 student’s post (minimum of 150 words)

APA formatting is required along with scholarly sources.

Part B – Weekly Journal

August 16, 2015: An article about Amazon’s internal corporate culture appeared on many news broadcasts this week. Read the CNN summary of the five cultural components of working at Amazon (at http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/15/technology/amazon-new-york-times/index.html?iid=SF_LN), and answer the following:

(1) If these allegations are true, how would you describe how you would feel working at Amazon?

(2) If they are true, how does Amazon seem to use incentive or reward systems to promote performance?

(3) Do you think it is likely that anyone would continue working at Amazon if the allegations are true? Why would they stay, or, stated another way, why would they hesitate to leave Amazon?

References:

Pearlson, K., Saunders, C., Galletta, D. Managing and Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach, 6th Edition. Burlington, MA: Wiley, 2016.

NOTE:

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In response to this, it is evident that Amazon, Inc. is among the largest retail shops in the entire world. All the operations in Amazon are done online. As such, Amazon make use of the social networks to reach out to their customers in different parts of the world.

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