________ is a standard of social behavior

You decide to go to a consumer cooperative to buy supplies for your class party. Prices are cheaper there mainly because consumer cooperatives _____.

(A) Require members to work 20 hours a month (B) Help members sell their products (C) Charge annual membership fees (D) Make large purchases

Based on your reading of the chapter, why should companies avoid creating an all-encompassing, new global system when moving towards global operations?

A) This approach may fail due to a lack of visibility. B) It is difficult to quantify and explain the benefits of information systems that are large. C) "Grand design" approaches typically fail to identify centers of excellence. D) Opposition is strengthened because of requirements for huge resources. E) This approach will fail because of a lack of concrete objectives.