Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

If a manager exhibits creativity, curiosity, and confidence, we would say that he or she supports the role of ______ very well.

Answer 1

visionary

Question 2

Provide two reasons business managers should participate in information systems decisions.

Answer 2

not answered

Question 3

How does a functional view differ from a process view of a firm?

Answer 3

not answered

Question 4

Pricing of things is most often based on _____ while pricing of information goods is most often based on _____

Question 5

What skills would be required to be a visionary manager?

A) Communication and Information gathering
B) Flexibility and creativity
C) Analytical and organizational
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 6

The Chief Technology Officer of Wal-Mart states that every company is becoming a ______ company.

Question 7

Provide two examples of how the economics of things are different from the economics of information.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a Decisional role?

A) Entrepreneur
B) Disturbance handler
C) Negotiator
D) Resource allocator
E) Spokesperson

Question 9

Roles that managers fill, according to Mintzberg, include all of the following except:

A) Figurehead
B) Disseminator
C) Disciplinarian
D) Entrepreneur
E) Resource Allocator

Question 10

Data is:

A) information endowed with relevance and purpose
B) set of specific objective facts or observations
C) some information
D) all of the above
E) only a and c

Question 11

Information systems (IS) managers should participate in all of the important IS decisions, even if those decisions do not impact the IS department.

Question 12

What requires a unit of analysis, has been processed, and requires human mediation?

A) Data
B) Information
C) Knowledge
D) Legacy
E) None of the above

Question 13

Define Wisdom:

A) knowledge infused with intuition and judgment that facilitates the ability to make decisions
B) a process
C) all forms of technology used to create data
D) anything that makes a person clever
E) only d and b

Question 14

Information for top management is usually based on a long time horizon, with great detail and high structuredness.