In his Harvard Business Review article, \"IT DOES NOT MATTER,\" Nicholas Carr ha
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Question
In his Harvard Business Review article, "IT DOES NOT MATTER," Nicholas Carr has stirred up many debates about the issue of information technology becoming so ubiquitous and absurd that it is now more so a commodity than a necessity. In the article, Carr advises IT manager and executives to spend less on IT and focus more on vulnerabilities than opportunities. Nicholas Carr goes on to mention that IT no longer gives businesses a competitive edge and its strategic value has decreased.
In summary, Mr. Carr
Explanation / Answer
Do you agree with the argument made by Nicholas Carr to support his position that IT no longer gives companies a competitive advantage? Why or why not?
Nicholas Carr thinks that Information technology is no longer an innovation. Taking strategic advantage from information technology is similar to taking strategic advantage from electricity or transportation in the business process. It