As noted in the Final Paper Guidelines, your selected organization should remain consistent throughout the course.
If your organization does not currently have global locations, you can discuss the challenges that could occur if the organization moved in the strategic direction of expanding business globally and requiring global information systems.
For this assignment, write a two to three-page paper that addresses the challenges faced by your chosen organization in managing global information systems. Speak only to the challenges that apply to your chosen organization.
Identify why these challenges are important and how the challenges impact business operations.
Identify the solutions your organization has integrated to manage the challenges. Refer to our required reading, Managing Global Systems as a source in addressing this assignment.
Global information systems face challenges in several areas including:
Technological barriers
Regulations and tariffs
Electronic payment mechanisms
Different language and culture
Economic and political considerations
Different measurement standards
Legal barriers
Different time zones
Challenges involve both the firm's Web site and other information systems
The Managing Global Information Systems assignment
Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student's name
Course name and number
Instructor's name
Date submitted
Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor.
Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.