Q . NO.

1:

why are systems for collaboration and social business so important and what technologies do they use?

1. Define collaboration and social business and explain why they have become so important in business
today.

2. list some of the application of social business and explain their business value.

3. list and describes the various types of collaboration and social business tools.

CHAPTER NO 2 Global E-Business and collaboration pg#85 -95

Q.NO . 2 : How do porter's competitive forces model , the value chain model, synergies, core
competencies, and network economics help companies develop competitive strategies using
information systems?

1. Define porter's competitive forces model and explain how it works.

2. describe what the competitive forces model explain about competitive advantage.

3. Describe how information system can support each of these competitive strategies and give example.

4. Explain how value chain model can be used to identify opportunities for information system.

Chapter .3: Information systems, organizations, strategy. pg# 123 -140

BOOK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS BY LAUDON (books is already recommended in the 1

lecture delivered in the class )