(2013) reports that the ten basic tasks of the strategy execution process includes: (1) staffing the organization with the right people for executing the strategy; (2) building the organizational capabilities required for successful strategy execution; (3) exercising strong leadership to propel strategy and execution forward; (4) establishing a strategy-supportive organizational structure; (5) allocating sufficient resources to the strategy execution effort; (6) institution of policies and procedures that facilitate the execution of the strategy; (7) adoption of best practices and business processes that drive continuous improvement; (8) installation of information and operating systems that enable company personnel to carry out their strategic roles; (9) tying rewards and incentives directly to the achievement of strategic and financial targets; and (10) instilling a corporate culture that promote good strategy execution. (Thompson, et al
Together, these different elements will highlight how Johnson & Johnson can transform itself to deal with these new realities. (Singer) Does the company use the Internet for internal use as an interactive part of operations? What functions are used in this manner? Johnson & Johnson is using the Internet for mainly promoting themselves to customers
Advantages of the Internet for Leisure Activities In addition to the investments made in applications, frameworks and platforms for the development of enterprise applications, there is an equally high level of investment being made in all forms of entertainment and leisure-based applications that use the Internet as their foundation. One of the most pervasive is Netflix, the online movie service that includes the option of also sending the movies via packages to homes and businesses of its customers (Bassamboo, Kumar, Randhawa, 1532)
These and many other innovations have made the Internet indispensable in assisting students attain their educational goals. Disadvantages of Internet in Education The distraction of social media sites including Facebook and its ubiquitous membership throughout junior high, high school and colleges throughout the world have served to derail even the most promising and disciplined academic career (Bernoff, Li, 40)
One company in particular has shown the full impact of the Internet on their operations is Toyota and their reliance on the Web as the infrastructure of their Toyota Production System (TPS) (Shook, 32). The TPS is one of the most advanced supply chain networks globally and has successfully implement cross-supplier communication and collaboration, in effect creating a global knowledge-sharing system (Dyer, Nobeoka, 345)
The Internet is a very strong catalyst of positive change in global education as a result. Of the many innovations from a learning standpoint occurring today, the ability to tailor learning programs to the specific needs of students through a technique called scaffolding shows significant potential as well (Najjar, 37, 38)
Of the myriad of activities in this area of society today, the most compelling in terms of their use of the Internet is the development of public and private trading exchanges, automated supply chain management networks that stretch across the world, and the ability to create a high level of communication and collaboration throughput an enterprise. One company in particular has shown the full impact of the Internet on their operations is Toyota and their reliance on the Web as the infrastructure of their Toyota Production System (TPS) (Shook, 32)
While it is true that the government and most businesses invest a lot of money and effort into protecting their networks and systems, the fact remains that such efforts are not fool proof. Indeed, this is the reason why governments all over the world are facing the headache of dealing with cyber terrorism (Jackson, 2004)
In Korea, for example, students of Sookmyung Women's University use their phones as identification cards: "The phone's 'hot key' can open doors and parking lot gates on campus, register for courses, borrow books at the library or post notices on the campus Web site." (Joshi, 2003, para 18-19) Thus, it is evident that Information Technology has made life extremely easy and convenient
In fact, the introduction of multimedia content on the Internet has only increased its value as a learning tool through deployment of the age old adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words." In addition, computer simulation of real life situations and processes has provided a vehicle for "interactive practice" and hands-on learning experiences (Lunce, 2004)
for, as David Newman points out, while the information technology revolution has been a boon to all aspects of society, some control systems for physical infrastructure elements such as energy, water or sewage are connected and accessible through the Internet and therefore can be tampered with remotely. So, we must have safeguards in place (Newman, 2001)
. Risk to Internet Privacy In today's technological world, millions of individuals are subject to privacy threats (Bamberger & Mulligan, 2011)
In late 2007, Facebook launched the Beacon program where user rental records were released on the public for friends to see. This initiative was cancelled, though, following a lawsuit from a nonprofit foundation that challenged Facebook's right to aggregate and disseminate personal information in this fashion (Brodkin, 2009)
These trends have created an entirely new set of expectations for privacy, especially when people are in public places. Although surveillance cameras have become almost ubiquitous following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the use of digital cameras in cell phones and other wireless mobiles devices has become commonplace and the chances of digital images finding their way into the global information stream has increased as a result (Buchholz & Rosenthal, 2006)
These issues have become even more salient because of the proliferation of social networking sites as discussed further below. Privacy within social networking sites Currently, there is a wide array of social media networks available, including social sharing sites such as YouTube and Flickr and social networks such as Linkedln and Facebook (Hensel & Deis, 2010)
It offers excellent spell checking, easy access to dictionary definitions, integration of stock quotes, street maps, telephone numbers and more." (Sullivan, Danny Major Search Engines and Directories) Yahoo, being the "oldest" search machine still can not pretend to be the best, as its features of search are so powerful as of Goggle
This was known as a transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP)." (Richard T. Griffiths From ARPANET to World Wide Web, Article Leiden University 2000) The invention of TCP/IP directed a fundamental change in the development of networking technology, it set the main principles that are used in modern network technology, and what is more important it made network be universal for different computers, private and corporative, public and personal
These motivations include; items may be purchased at any time as they are accessible, shopping can be done frequently, a broader variety exists hence a wide variety to choose from. "The purchases may be bought in private hence control of sociality, search costs, product assortment and price, brand equity, transaction costs, customer orientation, perceived quality, and social interaction" (Christy et al
This research tries to understand how online consumerism is affected by individual behavior. Consumer behavior refers to the investigation of an individual, group or organization and the strategies they use to select, buy, utilize and order of experiences, services, products or ideas to satisfy their needs and wants and the impacts that these strategies have on the society at large and the individual consumer (Phillips, 2001)
"This research identified a mental model of consumers, which concluded that people wanted information presented in concise and understanding ways. The ability of online businesses to do this is vital because it leads to a more intuitive and compelling online experience" (Stibel, 2005)