Research Paper
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Organizational Technology Research

Research paper #1 topics

Choose one particular IS/IT application area in today’s business environment. The

examples will include (but, not limited to)

– Knowledge management/business intelligence systems (e.g., DWH and DM)

– Supply chain management or virtual networking systems

– Enterprise resource planning (ERP) or customer relationship management CRM)

– Radio frequency identification (RFID)

– Social networking systems (SNS)

– Wireless communication solutions

– E-commerce

– Cloud Solutions

– Internet of Things (IoT)

– Smart devices

– You can also suggest any emerging technology or IS application to be

investigated.

Your research paper will cover the following questions:

• Introduction to the IS/IT application – What are the purposes of the application?

– What are the functions and features of the application?

• Costs and benefits of the IS/IT application – What are the business values (known and/or potential) of the

application?

– What are the costs (both financial and non-financial) of the application?

• Examples of usage of the IS/IT application – How do (or can) companies use the application?

– How do (or can) the IT application influence or change business

processes?

• Conclusion – Why is the application useful and beneficial to a business?

Research paper format

• Use the APA version 7 style to write your paper.

• https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formattin g_and_style_guide/general_format.html