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Managing International
Information Systems
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES (Continued)
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• Political stability
• Global markets
• Global coordination
• Global workforce
Business Challenges
General:
• Cultural particularism: Regionalism, nationalism,
language differences
Specific:
• Standards: Different Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI), telecommunications standards
Multinational strategy:
Franchisers:
• The product is financed and initially produced
in the home country, but for product-specific
reasons rely on foreign personnel for further
production, marketing, and human resources.
Transnational strategy:
• The value-adding activities are managed from a
global perspective without reference to national
borders, optimizing sources of supply and
demand wherever they appear, and taking
advantage of any local competitive advantages.
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Connectivity:
• Overcoming disparate national technical
standards, data exchange restrictions and
service levels
Software:
Unique challenges for application software:
• Contract cost
Management Opportunities:
Management Challenges:
Solution Guidelines: