dolution

In the late 1800s, David began selling books door-to-door. To entice purchases from female customers, he would include perfume samples as thank you gifts. When the perfume became more popular than the books, David shifted the focus of his business that lead to his founding of Avon. This is an example of a manager viewing his organization as an unfinished, changeable prototype that won’t be ruined by dangerous new ideas.

True or False

Stores of data that are so vast that conventional database management systems cannot handle them, and very sophisticated analysis software and supercomputing-level hardware are required, are known as ________. These data include not only data in corporate databases but also web-browsing data trails, social network communications, sensor data, and surveillance data.

Multiple Choice

big data

cloud farms

super data

cyberage databases

Zahra, the human resources manager, has significant experience handling ethical issues in the workplace. Over the years she has received extensive training in matters of workplace ethics. Due to Zahra’s legal background (she is a member of the state bar association), the management of her company rely on Zahra to assist them with legal issues, especially with ethical dilemmas. Her organization should appoint Zahra as the

Multiple Choice

ethics officer.

proprietary officer.

oversight specialist.

ombudsman officer.