Question 1: Should business strategy drive both organizational strategy and IT strategy? Why, or why not?
Question 2: Are any IT-based competitive advantages sustainable? If so, what are they, and how do they provide a sustainable advantage? If not, provide examples that help support your position.
Question 3: Should employees’ computer usage be monitored by the company? Defend your position by contrasting the employees’ and employers’ perspectives, and then making a case for one or the other.
Question 4: Think about the technology-mediated teams you are on at work or at school. What are some of the benefits of a virtual team structure like this? What makes this type of team difficult to work on? What are some virtual team success factors, and what initiatives can organizational managers implement to positively influence virtual team outcomes?