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Question
1. Explain Michael Porter's 5 Forces Model of Competition with the help of Information Technology examples.
Hint: We studied in chapter 3, slide 43 how Tesla started accepting Bitcoin as a medium of payments - this is an example of 5 th force of Michael Porter's 5 forces model i.e. 'Rivalry among existing competitors' on how Tesla used bitcoin to compete with its rivals.
2. Consider the following situation:
You are going to start your business - it could be anything, designing an app, e-commerce store, retail store, any industry you'd like. Which of the following will be your Information system strategies for dealing with the competitive forces?
- Low-cost leadership
- Product Differentiation
- Focus on Market niche
- Strengthen customer and supplier intimacy
Hint: You can use a format like
My business will be in the Fintech industry. I will design a mobile app. I will use 'Product Differentiation' as my information systems strategy to deal with competitive forces. These will be the features of my app:
- Free subscription
- Monthly informational newsletters as per customers' usage and choices
- Community or platform for members to connect with one another and share their finance related questions, tips, success, etc.