167) The Internet can make competitive ________ disappear very quickly because virtually all companies can use this technology.
168) To align IT with the business and use information systems ________ for competitive advantage, managers need to perform a strategic systems analysis.
169) The competitive advantages strategic systems confer do not necessarily last long enough to ensure long-term ________.
170) All organizations are composed of individual routines and behaviours, a collection of which make up a ________.
171) A collection of business processes make up the ________.
172) Information systems are key instruments for ________ scanning, helping managers identify external changes that might require an organizational response.
173) Google was not a ________ in search but an innovative follower that was able to maintain rights to a powerful new search algorithm called PageRank.
174) Information technology can help firms ________ the cost of market participation making it worthwhile for firms to contract with external suppliers instead of using internal sources.
175) Nike is an example of a manufacturer using information systems to create products and services that are customized and ________ to fit the precise specifications of individual customers.
176) When Apple announced the launch of its new iPad tablet computer, leaders in all of these media saw not only a threat but also a significant ________.
177) ________ strategies include the use of network economics, a virtual company model, and business ecosystems.
178) Production experiences ________, the more any given resource is applied to production, the lower the marginal gain in output, until a point is reached where the additional inputs produce no additional outputs.