IT-enabled globalization is fundamentally different than the centralization or decentralization of companies with multiple divisions; however, they do share many common characteristics. In both cases of centralization and globalization there is an attempt to organize processes in a way so as to better share information throughout the organization…[Read more]

While Amazon’s strategy ultimately ended up being disruptive, it doesn’t appear as if the company set out in that direction. Amazon was primarily focused on building the best possible infrastructure for its online retail service so that it could provide a high-quality experience to consumers and expand the scale of its offerings to third-party…[Read more]