Home work assignment description and expectation:

1.Porter's Internet Competitive Forces - read the article and identify the Five Competitive Forces. Discuss their impact on the profitability of the company in the digital age. Does the model still hold-up in the current digital universe? The important part of the assignment is the identification of the five competitive forces. You should provide short explanation for each of the five competitive forces. So this is what I expect:

a.Introduce Porter's Internet Model

b.Identify the five competitive forces in Porter's Internet Model

c.How does Internet impact each of one of these forces?

d.Conclusion

2.Does IT Matter? This refers to an article published many years ago in the Harvard Business Review by Thomas Carr. Please note that this is not the main article. It is a response to the publication. I included another response to the article in the Google drive to provide better understanding of the discussion. I also attached it in the email sent to you.

Answer the following questions after reading the article

a.What is the essence of the argument by this author?

b.Is the argument or the inherent assumptions still relevant in today's digital world?

c.Is technology the only ingredient for success in business today?

d.Conclusion