Name of the Student:

Student ID No.
East West University
Department of Business Administration
Program: MBA
Semester: Summer 2020
Course: MIS 501 (Management Information System)
Section: 2
Midterm Examination I
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Full Marks: 20
Instructions:
 Your examination starts at 10:00 a.m. sharp and you are to finish your
examination within 11:20 a.m. And must send your answer scripts by 11:30
a.m.
 No scripts would be considered receiving after 11:40 a.m.
 You are to attempt four questions out of five questions given in the question set.
 You are allowed to consult your text books in answering the questions.

Question No. 1
Many firms, both at global and local contexts, are moving toward digitalization of
their operations for gaining competitive advantage in their business. In light of this
statement, analyze and explain the operational and general view of a Digital Firm.
Cite examples of at least three global firms and two local firms becoming digital
ones.

Question No. 2
(a) The entire sectors of global economy are nearly inconceivable without
substantial investment in information systems. In support of this statement,
provide the investment volume trends in global arena.
(b) How could an Information System expert convince an unwilling CEO to invest
heavily in its information systems?

Question No. 3
(a) Information Systems are interpreted by ordinary business people and academics
in very misleading ways. Some perceive it to be simply technology while some
people argue that it nothing simply an aid to the operating levels for counting
 and measuring activities. You being an MBA Student, pursuing a course on
MIS, are asked to make a clear view of Information Systems by reviewing its
all perspectives.
(b) Information systems developed and installed by firms often fail to produce the
desired outcomes due to the lack in some resources. What is the nomenclature
of these resources? Identify those resources in categories.

Question No. 4
You are working in a large service generating firm that performs various business
support services including project management, new product and business
development, developing new business plans, campaigning new products,
branding, event management and similar other business services. In course of
doing these business functions, you firm requires the collaboration, cooperation
and extensive communications with outsider firms and stakeholders. To ensure
their real time support and collaboration, which forms of information systems will
you recommend for your firm on a priority basis? Which technology will be
required for these systems?

Question No. 5
How do information systems serve different management groups in a business, and
how do systems that link the enterprise improve organizational performance?