Article topic: It doesn’t matter by Nicholas G. Carr

The article written by Nicholas G. Carr addresses the main difficulties relating to IT. Some of the issues that he wanted to solve in his study were that lower spending on IT leads to a competitive advantage and strategic advantage of It becomes the risk management. The effects that technology has at the firm level are analyzed these include strategic advantage and advantage over the competitors. A major misconception was also analyzed that there will be indefinite opportunities for advantage. Moreover, IT has been discussed in terms of its role as infrastructural technology and transport mechanism. It has been said to be really easy to replicate. Moreover, there has been a detailed discussion over whether the competitive edge of IT is decreasing due to issues like its really affordable now. Future recommendations have been made. Some of these recommendations are that great attention should be paid on vulnerabilities and following Moore’s law that states that it’s not always good to be the leader. In addition to this it is also recommended that a firm should not overspend on IT since it’s proven by studies that the ones who overspend are not necessary the best one.

Article no 2:
NFORMATIONSYSTEMSSTRATEGY: RECONCEPTUALIZATION, MEASUREMENT, ANDIMPLICATIONS1

This paper aims to define the IS strategy in great detail. There are sections that talk about the different ways the IS strategy is defined, the major three conceptions of the IS strategy are defined. These three are that business strategy is used along with the IS, the master plan of the IS function is the IS strategy and the role of IS in an organization can be seen though IS strategy. Also an attempt is also made to provide an understanding of IS that is more applicable. This paper descried the nature of strategy in terms that no one has seen it or touched it, it just exits in the minds of everyone thus in different ways. IS strategy should be considered separate from business strategy. This study has shown the ways through which IS strategy can be measured easily. The limitations mentioned include the fact the assumption made of it being mutually exclusive can be questioned.

Article no 3:
NFORMATIONSYSTEMSSTRATEGY: RECONCEPTUALIZATION, MEASUREMENT, ANDIMPLICATIONS:

This study looks at the previous work that has been done on the competitive advantage that a firm gains due to IT. Moreover, models are created to show how a firm can maintain this position of having a competitive advantage from its competitors. Examples of big companies like DELL and Wallmart have been used to support the arguments. Abstracts of around 648 articles have been used to determine how competitive advantage can be sustained. This paper has made an contribution is by providing It-dependent strategic initiatives that can greatly benefit an organization by giving economic value.

Article no 4:

Separating Signal from Noise: Evaluating Emerging Technologies

This paper looks at one of the most common issue that most organizations faced. It is very clear that every organization needs to invest in technology but choosing the best one to invest in is challenging. This paper gives information that can help investors to make an informed decision. Some of the challenges have been mentioned for instance, errors of timing and technical uncertainty on the supply side. The three frameworks that have been mentioned to look out for possible difficulties when it comes to technology selection are Innovation modality, Cube shifting and emerging technology governance framework. In the end it has been figured out that the most important issue faced is of the low signal to noise. Later some suggestions have been provided that can come handy.