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ITS 631 Paper #2 (Chapters 6 – 10 Bourgeois) 100 Points Possible Open Textbook and Resources -Bourgeois, D., Smith, J., Wang, S., Mortati, J. (2019). Information Systems for Business and Beyond. https://opentextbook.site/informationsystems2019/ -Langer, A.M. (2018). Information Technology and Organizational Learning. 3rd edition. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. ISBN: 978-1-138-23858-9. Individual Effort Only! APA format is required. References should be listed immediately after the question that is being answered. Each question lists a minimum number of unique scholarly references; the textbook is considered one unique reference (per question) regardless of how many times it is used. All references should be from the years 2010 to present day. Review the rubric that will be used to evaluate this paper. All work must be completed individually. 1. What does it mean for a company to have a competitive advantage? Use at least three unique references. Length: 4-5 paragraphs. 2. What is the value in documenting a business process? Use at least three unique references. Length: 4-5 paragraphs. 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of centralizing the IT function? Use at least three unique references. Length: 4-5 paragraphs. 4. What is change management? Use at least three unique references. Length: 4-5 paragraphs. Rubric for Criteria for Grading Papers 1-3 Criteria A B C F Student showed depth Student showed Student showed of knowledge of subject Student showed little knowledge of subject knowledge of subject matter well beyond knowledge of subject matter beyond citing matter primarily limited citing the textbook; matter; writer may not the textbook; writer to the textbook; writer writer cited more than have cited the minimum Knowledge cited the minimum cited the minimum the minimum number of number of references; of Subject number of references; number of references; references; all many statements and Matter most statements and some statements and statements and opinions were not opinions were opinions were not opinions were supported by (40 pts) supported by supported by supported by appropriate citations appropriate citations appropriate citations appropriate citations from the literature. from the literature. from the literature. from the literature. 27 points 35 – 32 points 31 – 28 points 40 – 36 points Comments Quality of Research (30 pts) Comments Student did an exceptional job of integrating course readings with additional research. Sources listed were all scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, or academic books from the last ten years. Student did a satisfactory job of integrating course readings with additional research. Sources listed were primarily scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, or academic books from the last ten years. Student did a less than satisfactory job of integrating course readings with additional research. Some sources listed were not scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, or academic books from the last ten years. Student did an inadequate job of integrating course readings with additional research. Many of the sources listed were not scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, or academic books from the last ten years. 30 – 27 points 26 – 24 points 23 – 21 points 20 points Points Earned Student presented Student presented Student presented Student presented ideas in a poorly ideas in a compelling ideas presented in a ideas in a coherent organized or incoherent manner with no clear, coherent manner manner with several Presentation manner with many distracting writing, with few distracting distracting writing, of Ideas and distracting writing, grammar, or spelling writing, grammar, or grammar, or spelling Mechanics grammar, or spelling problems; the page spelling problems; the problems; the page problems; the page length requirement was page length length requirement may (20 pts) length requirement may met. requirement was met. not have been met. not have been met. 20 – 19 points 18 – 16 points 15 – 14 points 13 points Comments Most citations, All citations, quotations, quotations, and Some citations, Most citations, APA and references were references were quotations, and quotations, and formatting properly formatted or properly formatted or references were not references were not contained one or two contained several minor properly formatted or properly formatted or (10 pts) minor errors. errors. contained major errors. contained many errors. 10 - 9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Comments Total Points Earned (100 points max)
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Thesis Statement: To provide answers to questions based of instructions given
Question 1 Competitive advantage


Provided explanation on this topic and provided the required references below it.

Question 2 documenting a business process


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Question 3 advantages and disadvantages of centralizing the IT function


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Question 4 change management


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ITS 631 PAPER #2
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The solution to question one:
We define competitive advantage as an advantage over rivals picked up by providing more
influential value to consumers, either by means of lower-cost approaches or by offering more
notable benefits and an administration which legitimizes greater expenses.
Porter suggested four "non-exclusive" strategic plans to improve competitive advantage. The
strategies associated with the extent to which the activities of a business are confined versus
expansive, and the extent to which a company attempts to distinguish its products.
The strategies proposed by Porter to achieve competitive advantage are listed below:
The differentiation and cost leadership approaches are searching for competitive advantage in
a wide range of portions of the business or sector. Paradoxically, in a limited market or
sector, differentiation emphasis and cost-focus approaches are adopted.
Cost leadership: With this approach, the goal is to become the company's lowest-cost
producer. To achieve this goal, the traditional approach is to create a huge area that
empowers the company to exploit economies of scale.
Differentiation focus: A company aims to distinguish either one or a few objective portions of
the market within the differentiation focus process. The fragment's exceptional consumer
needs mean that there are chances of gi...


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