Topic: Critically evaluate the impact of technology driven changes, value proposition and performance in the course of the next 10 years for: Amazon
Order Description
Information Management Assignment
the assignment involves research into one of the contemporary issues affecting the
management of information and the impact of that issue on an organisation or society.
Deliverable
Produce an 800 word (maximum) management brief on topic shown below. The brief should
focus on Technology and Business benefits for an organisation and should be written for the
CEO of a company. Arguments and facts should be supported by evidences and references.
The brief should include:
? a clear title, author’s KU ID and date
? a short review of the current situation/background regarding the topic
? a critical evaluation of the technology and its impact on strategy in business rather
than explanation of technical terms
? a clear statement of findings /conclusion
? use of figures or tables to summarise points and aid readability, if applicable
? a set of maximum five relevant and appropriate references (produced to academic
journal standard using Harvard Referencing style)
Topic: Critically evaluate the impact of technology driven changes, value proposition and
performance in the course of the next 10 years for:
Amazon.com, Inc., an international electronic commerce organisation based in Seattle, WA,
with subsidiaries throughout the world, including the UK. Named as the world largest online
business, Amazon ventured into ecommerce, cloud computing services and entertainment
(Amazon Prime) directions. You can consider technology driven changes in one of these
areas or discuss the prospect of technology driven innovation for Amazon as a whole. You
are expected to make strategic recommendations for the next 10 years based on your
research.
Marking Criteria
? Clear and logical structure
? A critical rather than descriptive stance taken
? Quality and quantity of sources explored e.g. academic journal papers rather than
trade magazines or commercial web sites. Do not base your submission solely on a
Wikipedia entry.
? Justification for statements made e.g. logical reasoning rather than unsupported
statements, such as ‘this will be a good thing’
? Professional standards of presentation are expected e.g. page numbering, spell
checking, correct grammatical sentence construction, proof reading, list of references
and neat page layout with use of figures and tables, if applicable. You should not use
the first person in preparing the management brief.
\ research to be focused on the second option which is ' discuss the prospect of technology driven innovation for Amazon as a whole'