Check your understandings:
Problem: Test your comprehension of the principles in this module by discussing the four design principles of reshaping the landscape. Which are you most familiar with? What is your experience with its application?
Exercises:
1) Using the list of addresses in Appendix B, browse the World Wide Web for two articles. Include the URL addresses to identify your sources.
a. Select a news article or product review that discusses an emerging information technology. Discuss the content of the article, demonstrating how it relates to the technology. What type of technology was addressed in the article? What is its function and benefit or impact?
b. Select an article that reflects one of the five forces (buyers, suppliers, new entrants, competitors, or substitutes). Discuss the content of the article, demonstrating how it relates to the topic.
Professional Development:
1) In your own words, define what is meant by communities of value. How do the various communities impact the growth of information technologies?
Issues to Consider:
1. There are a number of companies creating new competitive landscapes using today's most interesting digital technologies (e.g., Active X, Java, etc.). Use the list of Web addresses (Downes & Mui, 2000, p. 219-223) to search for updated information concerning a business or industry using such technology. Describe the type of business and the information technology it is using. (Include the URL address to identify your source.)