Finals Question #5

FINALS QUESTION #5

Topic: VIRTUAL OFFICE


1. Describe what is virtual office.

Virtual Office is a workplace that is not based in one physical location but consists of employees working remotely by using information and communications technologies.


2. Distinguish virtual office from MIS.

A virtual office is characterized by the use of teleworkers, telecenters, mobile workers, hot-desking, and hoteling, and promotes the use of virtual teams.
While MIS is a marketing information system consists of people, equipment, and procedures to gather, sort, analyze, evaluate, and distribute needed, timely, and accurate information to marketing decision makers.


3. Illustrate (give examples) how virtual office can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.

A Virtual Office Service can provide you with an established business address, as well as a complete suite of business support services. Outsourcing is a big step for the company. We know that you’d like to spend more time running your business, free from unnecessary and unplanned distractions that take your time and attention away from the projects at hand eliminating the difficult issues that you’ve experienced with other virtual office service companies, with the virtual office ensuring that your account activity is handled capably and professionally, and that we provide accurate, timely and concise information for you and your clients and by that to have a competitive advantage.

Debbie Ann T. Templonuevo
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