Understanding the Changing Business Environment
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What enables business organisations to buy and sell their products online?

  • Global marketplace
  • Time-based competition
  • Electronic commerce (e-commerce) (correct)
  • Global workgroups
  • In the changing business environment, what enables the rapid sensing and responding to environmental changes?

  • Shorter product life cycle
  • Digital relationship with customers and suppliers (correct)
  • Global markets
  • Flatter organisations
  • Which term refers to business operations in the contemporary world that operate in a knowledge or digital economy?

  • Transformation business enterprises (correct)
  • Location independence
  • Digital organisations
  • Flatter organisations
  • What aspect allows organizations to manage and use information, as well as communicate with various parties globally?

    <p>Digital management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the global competition driven by globalisation, what is crucial for the success of any business organization today?

    <p>Knowledge economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What facilitates trading more efficiently for business organizations in the contemporary world?

    <p>Knowledge economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be defined as an organisation where nearly all significant business activities are digitally enabled and mediated?

    <p>Digital organisation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does ICT architecture serve as for an organisation?

    <p>Broad blueprint for ICT integration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the concept of ICT architecture similar to a building’s architecture?

    <p>They both provide blueprints for development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of ICT architecture in an organisation?

    <p>To support key decisions and strategies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In designing physical architecture, what needs to be distinguished?

    <p>Several layers of abstraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a digital organisation from a traditional one?

    <p>Availability of information at any time and place</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in developed countries like the United States is contributed by knowledge and information intense products and services?

    <p>60%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the labour force in developed countries like the United States is employed by knowledge and information intense products and services?

    <p>55%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of management style is characterized by informal commitments, network goals, flexible teams, and customer orientation?

    <p>Digital network management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of organization has a flattened and decentralized structure with easy access to information?

    <p>Digital organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is essential for the success of the new management style described in the text?

    <p>Sufficient ICT infrastructure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept has been created due to the intensive use of ICT in business organizations?

    <p>Digital organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • Globalisation has led to the creation of a global marketplace and increased competition among organizations worldwide.
    • The success of businesses today and in the future depends on their ability to operate in this global marketplace.
    • ICT plays a crucial role in enabling organizations to manage information, communicate with parties globally, and engage in electronic commerce (e-commerce).
    • A digital organization is defined as one where significant business activities are digitally enabled and mediated, with access to necessary information at any time and place.
    • The shift to a knowledge economy or digital economy has transformed traditional hierarchical organizations into flatter, decentralized structures, supported by advanced ICT infrastructure.

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    Explore the key concepts and trends in the evolving business landscape such as globalisation, knowledge economy, new product development, and digital transformation. Learn about the impact of global markets, workgroups, delivery systems, and organisational structures.

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