Why do some companies in a given industry, like eCourier, adopt and deploy innovative technologies

while others in the same line of business do not? Discuss what characteristic of companies could
influence their decision to innovate with the use of information technologies.

Though business intelligence enables them to gain a strategic advantage over their competitors,
some companies still do not adopt and deploy these innovative technologies. This is because there are
leaders in the organization that may not want to change their environment. Organizational
characteristics may also affect the decision to invest in technological advances.

Companies could be influenced in their decision to implement innovative applications with

information technologies by leadership characteristics. Organizational leaders influence the adoption of
IT by virtue of their formal authority. Leaders who are well informed about emerging technologies can
induce other managers to consider the use of advanced applications.

Organizational characteristics also affect the deployment of such technologies. For instance,
awareness and enthusiasm about emerging IT, comfort with their use on part of managers, and the
existence of IT related experimentation and innovation positively influence IT adoption. There are other
work environments that do not welcome or do not want to embrace the newness in today’s world and
some are reluctant to “change”. These drastically influence the decision to engage in new applications.

It is still best to invest in technology and Information Systems professionals can help companies
boost their efficiency and services. IS professionals are convinced about the usefulness of IT for the
business and can educate organizational leaders, end users, opinion makers and other powerful people
about the same.

Use the internet to research the latest offerings in business intelligence technologies and their uses by
companies. What differences can you find with those reviewed in the case? Prepare a report to
summarize your findings and highlight new innovative uses of these technologies.

  The internet of things: increased efficiency, open door to new business opportunities and more
security concerns. The internet of things is used by companies to, everything from mobile phones to
refrigerators, washing machines and even cars.

3D Printing: allows businesses to manufacture three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file,
increased productivity and creative, customizable new designs, allows for remote cooperation between
colleagues, which increases the ability to brainstorm ideas for faster product- development cycles. 3D
Printing allows businesses to manufacture three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file.

The Enterprise Cloud: refers to a firewall protected computer system which is able to offer software,
infrastructure and platform and web services. offers more flexibility and scalability than regular cloud
computing, and is noted for its cost efficiency, security, and easy- Companies use the Enterprise cloud
for data storage and synchronization for the past few years.