1. Read the article Value Disciplines that explains how companies create value for their customers. After reading the article, identify a company that is focused on either:
(a) The customer experience (customer intimacy)
(b) the most innovative products (product leadership)
(c) Lowest cost (operational excellence). Explain why you chose a particular company. Discuss how IT could be used by used by the company to support its strategic focus.
2. Please read the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics from the Computer Ethics Institute and view this student-created video, which gives examples of violations of computer ethics. Find an article in the news from the last three months of someone who violated one or more of the computer ethics commandments. Include a hyperlink to the article. Please describe the situation. Discuss what you would do in similar circumstances.
3. Understanding the competitive environment is critical when developing a strategy. Using Porter's Five Competitive Forces model from week one, chooses a company and describe the five forces for that company. As an example, you can use Toyota case study.