ISDS 3001 FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS EXAMPREP GRADED A+
▶ The process by which the total value created in the transaction is split
among all the entities who contributed to creating it. Answer: We defined
the concept of value appropriation as:
▶ 1$. Answer: In Abraham's coffee shop, customers are willing to buy
medium coffee for $3. He says it creates 2 dollars worth of value on each
cup. How much is the supplier opportunity cost?
▶ False. Answer: A customer's willingness to pay is the same price they
pay (T/F)
▶ True. Answer: To create value you must increase customer willingness
to pay more than supplier opportunity cost (T/F)
▶ The threat of substitutes or services for other music players. Answer:
the ipod's entrance into the music player industry caused the increase
threat of which of the following
▶ Marketing and Sales. Answer: Which of the following is not a part of the
support activities carried out in a typical value chain
▶ Evaluate and Accept. Answer: the CSLC is broken down into 13 stages.
One of these involves making sure that the goods or services that have
been purchased actually meet the applicable specifications. What stage is
this?
▶ True. Answer: The virtual value chain (VVC) model is designed to map
the set of sequential activities that enable a firm to transform data in input
into some output information that, once distributed to the appropriate user,
has higher value than the original data (T/F)
▶ the bargaining power of supplier B will increase. Answer: a small local
coffee shop has 2 suppliers, A and B. Supplier A went bankrupt and had to
, close its business. Assuming that both suppliers are able to provide the
coffee shop with all its needs in term of suppliers, which of the following is
likely to happen
▶ Inbound logistics. Answer: Which is following a primary activity
▶ False. Answer: Of the five forces, rivalry amongst competitors us the
most important because it represents the best determinant of profitability
for an average company within an industry (T/F)
▶ Low. Answer: The pharmaceutical industry is characterized by a
substantial need for capital investments in research and development,
strong economies of scale, well-known brand names with multiple issues
on patents and government regulations. Threat of new entrants can be
characterized as one of the following options:
▶ Your university library electronic system. Answer: which of the following
is an example of mirroring capabilities
▶ Customers. Answer: the CLSC should be viewed from which viewpoint?
▶ analyze and develop IT-dependent strategic initiatives independently.
Answer: after evaluating an IT-Dependent strategic initiative using the
sustainability framework, managers are left with three possible decisions.
Which of the following is not one of these decisions?
▶ IT team barrier. Answer: which of the following is Not a barrier to erosion
of advantage
▶ capability development, asset-stock accumulation. Answer: which of the
following are the two main dynamics for rejuvenation and strengthening of
barriers of erosion
▶ IT assets and IT capabilities. Answer: the two major components of the
IT resource barrier
▶ an estimate of the likely time delay competitors will face in replicating the
leader's initiative. Answer: the sustainability of competitive advantage
grounded in an IT-dependent strategic initiative is measured by
AND SOLUTIONS EXAMPREP GRADED A+
▶ The process by which the total value created in the transaction is split
among all the entities who contributed to creating it. Answer: We defined
the concept of value appropriation as:
▶ 1$. Answer: In Abraham's coffee shop, customers are willing to buy
medium coffee for $3. He says it creates 2 dollars worth of value on each
cup. How much is the supplier opportunity cost?
▶ False. Answer: A customer's willingness to pay is the same price they
pay (T/F)
▶ True. Answer: To create value you must increase customer willingness
to pay more than supplier opportunity cost (T/F)
▶ The threat of substitutes or services for other music players. Answer:
the ipod's entrance into the music player industry caused the increase
threat of which of the following
▶ Marketing and Sales. Answer: Which of the following is not a part of the
support activities carried out in a typical value chain
▶ Evaluate and Accept. Answer: the CSLC is broken down into 13 stages.
One of these involves making sure that the goods or services that have
been purchased actually meet the applicable specifications. What stage is
this?
▶ True. Answer: The virtual value chain (VVC) model is designed to map
the set of sequential activities that enable a firm to transform data in input
into some output information that, once distributed to the appropriate user,
has higher value than the original data (T/F)
▶ the bargaining power of supplier B will increase. Answer: a small local
coffee shop has 2 suppliers, A and B. Supplier A went bankrupt and had to
, close its business. Assuming that both suppliers are able to provide the
coffee shop with all its needs in term of suppliers, which of the following is
likely to happen
▶ Inbound logistics. Answer: Which is following a primary activity
▶ False. Answer: Of the five forces, rivalry amongst competitors us the
most important because it represents the best determinant of profitability
for an average company within an industry (T/F)
▶ Low. Answer: The pharmaceutical industry is characterized by a
substantial need for capital investments in research and development,
strong economies of scale, well-known brand names with multiple issues
on patents and government regulations. Threat of new entrants can be
characterized as one of the following options:
▶ Your university library electronic system. Answer: which of the following
is an example of mirroring capabilities
▶ Customers. Answer: the CLSC should be viewed from which viewpoint?
▶ analyze and develop IT-dependent strategic initiatives independently.
Answer: after evaluating an IT-Dependent strategic initiative using the
sustainability framework, managers are left with three possible decisions.
Which of the following is not one of these decisions?
▶ IT team barrier. Answer: which of the following is Not a barrier to erosion
of advantage
▶ capability development, asset-stock accumulation. Answer: which of the
following are the two main dynamics for rejuvenation and strengthening of
barriers of erosion
▶ IT assets and IT capabilities. Answer: the two major components of the
IT resource barrier
▶ an estimate of the likely time delay competitors will face in replicating the
leader's initiative. Answer: the sustainability of competitive advantage
grounded in an IT-dependent strategic initiative is measured by
