What must you do before you tackle the technology part of an international information systems architecture?

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Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 16e (Laudon)

Chapter 15 Managing Global Systems

1) Final assembly of Apple's iPhone occurs in which of the following locations?

A) United States

B) Japan

C) South Korea

D) China

E) Germany

Answer: D

Difficulty: Easy

AACSB: Reflective thinking

LO: 15-1: What major factors are driving the internationalization of business?

2) The major dimensions of international systems architecture include each of the following

except:

A) the global environment.

B) corporate global strategy.

C) technology platform.

D) transborder data flows.

E) management and business processes.

Answer: D

Difficulty: Challenging

AACSB: Reflective thinking

LO: 15-1: What major factors are driving the internationalization of business?

3) Which of the following is not a general cultural factor driving global business?

A) Global communication and transportation technologies

B) Political stability

C) Global knowledge base

D) Rise of shared values

E) Global social norms

Answer: D

Difficulty: Challenging

AACSB: Reflective thinking

LO: 15-1: What major factors are driving the internationalization of business?

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What is the first thing you should consider when thinking about building an international information system?

What is the first thing you should consider when thinking about building an international information system? globalization.

What is an international information systems architecture?

An international information systems architecture consists of the basic information systems required by organizations to coordinate worldwide trade and other activities. Hewlett-Packard and other electronics companies assign distribution and production of high-end products to a number of different countries.

Which of the following dimensions is not a part of developing an international information systems architecture?

Business process reengineering is not one of the major dimensions for developing international information systems architecture.

What are the major challenges posed by the global information systems?

Global information systems pose challenges because cultural, political, and language diversity magnifies differences in organizational culture and business processes and encourages proliferation of disparate local information systems that are difficult to integrate.