In his Harvard Business Review article IT DOES NOT MATTER Ni

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. Carrs point is that information technology is nothing more than the infrastructure of modern business. Many business leaders including the CEOs of GE, Dell, Intel, and GM have commented on Mr. Carrs article.

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?

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Answer:

No, I don’t agree that statement. Nicholas gives his opinion on a responsibility and intelligence. Because Now-a-day’s IT is the main technological developments that have taken place and influence on the way of work in society compare to last 20years. IT has more possibilities to grow for a business sector. It also helps to keep business people to support for the economic platform.

Nicholas states that “IT no longer gives businesses a competitive edge and its strategic value has decreased”. Business competitive advantage depends on the conditions that allow a company to produce a product at a lower price in desirable fashion for the users.

So, business competitive advantage can be anywhere not only in IT sector. IT is a big advantage for any corporation and it is the end of effort and the skills of creative and smart minds in the work force. IT is not only necessary it is the base for all the companies for fast and efficient access.

Hence IT is a perfect commodity and perfectly reproducible at virtually no cost.