15.managing Global Systems-Management Information System Study Guide Graded A+

Identify and describe three steps of management strategy for developing and implementing global systems. {Ans: ???????}Describe four different system configurations that can be used to support different global strategies. {Ans: Centralized Systems-Development and operation occur totally at the domestic home base. Duplicated Systems-Development occurs at home base but operations are handed over to autonomous units in foreign locations. Decentralized Systems-Foreign units design its own unique solution and systems. Networked Systems-Development and operation occur in integrated and coordinated fashion across all units.}Identify and describe three principles to follow when organizing a firm for global business. {Ans: 1. Organize value adding activities along lines of comparative advantage. Marketing/sales should be located where they can best be performed, for least cost and maximum impact. 2. Develop and operate systems units at each level of corporate activity-regional, national and international. 3. Establish at world headquarters a single office responsible for development of international systems-a Global Chief Information Officer ( CIO) position.}List and describe the major challenges to the development of global systems. {Ans: Global Cultural particularism: Regionalism, nationalism and language differences Social expectation: Brand name expectation,work hours Political Laws: Transborder and privacy laws, commercial regulations Specific Standards:Different Electronic Data interchange,