Question

“The Internet a typhoon force, a ten times force, or is it a bit of wind? Or is it a force that fundamentally alters our business?” (Andy Grove, 1996). 1- According to the meteorological analogy given by Mr. Andy Grove, Chairman of Intel, used with the Internet, discuss and explain how the results of using the network for businesses can vary from a company to another.

Answer 1

In this meteorological analogy chairman Andy Grove is triying to state a relation between various role of network and different type of businesses.

Depending on the business model the utility which you are trying to create role of internet where is from a typhoon to a bit of wind.In the words of Bill gates internet is a public square for this global village. It acted as a a typhoon for service sector industry as it created a platform where buyers and sellers can meet virtually. In other words the concept of of service sector totally depends on internetWhere is in agriculture sector it was nearly a wind. The effect of internet is in the proportion of the role of technical environment in a concerned business businesses in which technical environment is dynamic the network is a significant.If you try to analyse the sectoral contribution of internet then and it can be said that it was a tri phone in service sector a 10 time force in industrial sector but a bit of wind in primary sector. For example the banking sector and the insurance companies gained a lot because of internet. It provided with them with speed and efficiency in walking moreover the place you lit utility was also created by internet in regard of the sectors.Industrial sector internet help the companies to reach the potential consumers smoothened there production process helped in maintaining inventory. It also helped in free flow of ideas which lead to innovations. in primary sector it was just a wind as it helped the producers with the information.