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Chapter 1: Quiz
Question 1
o Match the four Strategic Alignment Path types with their primary focus.
Strategic Execution Starting with business strategy, implementing
technologies to support current operations with minimal changes to
the business processes.
Technology transformation Starting with business strategy, using
technology to make fundamental changes to the business processes
Competitive Potential Starting with the technology, defining a
business strategy by making use of this technology
Service level Considering digital technology opportunities,
providing digital services as shared resources to other businesses
Question 2
o In the Strategic Alignment Model, which alignment path—starting from the
business strategy—emphasizes using new IT capabilities to redesign
business processes?
Service Level
Technology Transformation
Competitive Potential
Strategic Execution
Question 3
o Which statement about strategic alignment is correct?
Functional fit Defines that choices made concerning information
technology must align with business strategy and operations, and
vice-versa
Strategic fit Translates strategy into concrete operations
Strategic Integration Integrates IT strategy and business strategy
Operational integration Integrates organizational infrastructure
and processes, and IS infrastructure and processes
Question 4
o In the value chain framework, which is a support activity?
Operations
Customer service
Outbound logistics
Procurement of resources
Question 5
o Amazon's recommender system decides which products to recommend
past on your past purchases and browsing history. This is an example of an
o (Amazon's aanbevelingssysteem beslist welke producten het aanbeveelt
op basis van uw eerdere aankopen en uw surfgeschiedenis. Dit is een
voorbeeld van een)
Knowledge Work System
Decision Support System
Enterprise Resource Planning System
Office Automation System
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, Question 6
o Credit scoring is an example of an (Credit scoring is een voorbeeld van
een)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System
Office Automation Systems (OAS)
Knowledge Work Systems (KWS)
AI-based Decision Support System
Question 7
o Consider the following three activities for the KU Leuven university. Label?
A. Enrolling a student
B. Establishing a long-term structural collaboration with Harvard University
A= operational level; B= strategic level
A=strategic level; B= strategic level
A=operational level; B= operational level
A=strategic level; B= operational level
Question 8
o 2026-02-19 is an example of
Metadata.
Knowledge.
Information.
Data.
Question 9
o In the model of Henderson and Venkatraman, realizing a good strategic
functional integration refers to the fact that ICT and Business Strategy are
aligned.
True
False
Question 10
o According to the Henderson & Venkatraman (1993) model, the alignment
perspective of Nike using the technology to make fundamental changes to
their processes is an example of
Competitive potential.
Service level.
Strategic execution.
Technology transformation.
Question 11
o In the strategic alignment model, operational functional integration is the
term that is used to describe the fact that organizations should maximize
the alignment between business strategy and its operationalization
through the operational infrastructure and processes.
True
False
Question 12
o According to the Henderson & Venkatraman (1993) model, the alignment
perspective of de Lijn is an example of
Competitive potential
Service level
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