American Airlines SABRE System
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This 6 page paper looks at the competitive advantages that American Airlines gained from their SABRE system. The paper starts by considering the implementing and advantages such as cost advantage and differentiation though first mover advantage and the different uses of the technology. The system was also one that allowed American Airlines to dominate the industry for a period, the paper outlines how and why this occurred creating an also monopoly for a while. The paper ends with consideration of why and how this dominant leadership was lost and other airlines were able to start competing more effectively. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEsabre.rtf

An Investigation of Office Depot Inc
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This 7 page paper looks at office Depot Inc. for a financial perspective considering its current and historical position, it then goes on to look at the information systems and finally looks at the marketing of the company including the impact of the failed merger with Staples. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEoffdep.wps

Analysis of an Organization (New York Life)
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This 10 page paper delves into communication patterns, bureaucracy and sensitivity to environmental changes as it explores some problems in a NYLIC Actuarial Division in the early 1980s. This division is used as an example to discuss the various ways that organizations function. Many details are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA244NYL.rtf

Analysis of the Cafeteria Services IT System
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This 10 page paper considers what assts may be at risk in an IT system used in a collage cafeteria looking at physical and intangible assets and assessing their value and vulnerability. The second part of the paper then considers how the risk for each identified asset may be minimised. The items considered include preventing or detecting hackers, viruses, physical damage and general unauthorised access. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEcafeserv.rtf

Analysis of the Failure of Information Systems
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6 pages. Information systems can fail for many reasons and because of this it is sometimes a difficult task to quickly determine the cause of the problem. Businesses cannot afford major downtime of their information systems, and for this reason it has been found helpful to have hybrid managers on hand to help troubleshoot problems. This paper explains why people with knowledge in specialized fields such as finance in addition to information technology can spot problems more quickly and prevent failures before they start. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JGAhybrd.rtf