Which of the following best illustrates the use of information systems to focus on market niche?

A. Fewer suppliers

B. Only a single supplier

C. Global suppliers

D. Local suppliers

E. More suppliers

A. World Wide WeB.

B. Digital photography

C. e-mail

D. Instant messaging

E. PCs

A. Low number of customers

B. Product differentiation

C. New market entrants

D. Traditional competitors

E. Low number of suppliers

A. Creating new opportunities for building loyal customer bases

B. Enabling the development of new services

C. Lowering transaction costs

D. Making information available to everyone

E. Making more products available

A. Keep track of the temperature within its data centers

B. Analyze the performance of its intranet

C. Identify external events that may affect it

D. Transform inputs into products and services

E. Develop a unified organizational culture

A. Terrestrial radio

B. Broadcast TV

C. Satellite radio

D. Streaming music services

E. On-demand Internet television

A. Entrepreneurial structure

B. Unified, profit-maximizing entity

C. "Nexus of contracts" among self-interested individuals

D. Entrepreneurial endeavor

E. Task force organization that must respond to rapidly changing environments