Question 1

Service economies are focused on:

Accepted Answer

A) Material cycles 
B) Scale economies 
C) Cradle-to-cradle 
D) Biomimicry 
A) Material cycles 
B) Scale economies 
C) Cradle-to-cradle 
D) Biomimicry A

Question 2

All of the following are true except:

Accepted Answer

A) Entry involves new firms entering new markets only. 
B) Conditions that encourage market entry also foster exit. 
C) Most entrants do not survive past 10 years in an industry. 
D) Entry/Exit decisions based partially on costs and competitors. 
A) Entry involves new firms entering new markets only. 
B) Conditions that encourage market entry also foster exit. 
C) Most entrants do not survive past 10 years in an industry. 
D) Entry/Exit decisions based partially on costs and competitors. A

Question 3

Resources and capabilities can be evaluated on their ___________ and ____________:

Accepted Answer

A) Quality and Sustainability 
B) Strength and Importance 
C) Sustainability and Importance 
D) Strength and Quality 
A) Quality and Sustainability 
B) Strength and Importance 
C) Sustainability and Importance 
D) Strength and Quality B

Question 4

A firm's capacity to deploy resources for a desired result is called

Accepted Answer

A) Return on Capital Employed 
B) Meta-routines 
C) Organizational Capability 
D) Core Competencies 
A) Return on Capital Employed 
B) Meta-routines 
C) Organizational Capability 
D) Core Competencies

Question 5

Routines and capabilities are transferred through:

Accepted Answer

A) Meta-routines 
B) Mergers and Alliances 
C) Culture and Communication 
D) Entering new markets 
A) Meta-routines 
B) Mergers and Alliances 
C) Culture and Communication 
D) Entering new markets

Question 6

Blue Oceans are distinct because:

Accepted Answer

A) Companies try to outperform previous goals. 
B) They require demand creation. 
C) Highly competitive and mature. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Companies try to outperform previous goals. 
B) They require demand creation. 
C) Highly competitive and mature. 
D) None of the above.

Question 7

Tactics focusing on environmental sustainability:

Accepted Answer

A) Offer unique products to consumers. 
B) Decrease waste across the value chain. 
C) Both A and B. 
D) Neither A and B. 
A) Offer unique products to consumers. 
B) Decrease waste across the value chain. 
C) Both A and B. 
D) Neither A and B.

Question 8

To truly contribute to a firm's sustainable competitive advantage, resources must be:

Accepted Answer

A) Rare 
B) Valuable 
C) Inimitable 
D) All of the above 
A) Rare 
B) Valuable 
C) Inimitable 
D) All of the above

Question 9

Meta-routines serve the purpose of:

Accepted Answer

A) Development, Organization, Evaluation 
B) Assessment, Maintenance and Development 
C) Evaluation, Capabilities, Organization 
D) Maintenance, Assessment, Capabilities 
A) Development, Organization, Evaluation 
B) Assessment, Maintenance and Development 
C) Evaluation, Capabilities, Organization 
D) Maintenance, Assessment, Capabilities

Question 10

Based on the chapter, the framework for predicting competitor behavior includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Identifying competitor's current strategy. 
B) Identifying competitor's resources and capabilities. 
C) Analyzing competitor's quarterly financial performance. 
D) Clarifying the competitor's assumptions about the market. 
A) Identifying competitor's current strategy. 
B) Identifying competitor's resources and capabilities. 
C) Analyzing competitor's quarterly financial performance. 
D) Clarifying the competitor's assumptions about the market.

Service economies are focused on:

All of the following are true except:

Resources and capabilities can be evaluated on their _ and __:

A firm's capacity to deploy resources for a desired result is called

Routines and capabilities are transferred through:

Blue Oceans are distinct because:

Tactics focusing on environmental sustainability:

To truly contribute to a firm's sustainable competitive advantage, resources must be:

Meta-routines serve the purpose of:

Based on the chapter, the framework for predicting competitor behavior includes all of the following except:

The Environment and Natural Capital

Social Pressures on Organizations

Environmental Regulation and Its Impact on Organizations

Strategy With an Environmental Lens

Strategy Principles and Analyses to Inform Strategy

Business Strategy and Corporate Strategy

Measuring and Reporting Environmental Strategy

Marketing, Labeling, and Analyzing Products

High-Performance Operations

Keeping Focus

Environmental Sustainability in Unique Situations

Filters

Exam 6: Competencies and Tactics to Support Strategies

Service economies are focused on:

All of the following are true except:

Resources and capabilities can be evaluated on their ___________ and ____________:

A firm's capacity to deploy resources for a desired result is called

Routines and capabilities are transferred through:

Blue Oceans are distinct because:

Tactics focusing on environmental sustainability:

To truly contribute to a firm's sustainable competitive advantage, resources must be:

Meta-routines serve the purpose of:

Based on the chapter, the framework for predicting competitor behavior includes all of the following except:

The Environment and Natural Capital

Social Pressures on Organizations

Environmental Regulation and Its Impact on Organizations

Strategy With an Environmental Lens

Strategy Principles and Analyses to Inform Strategy

Business Strategy and Corporate Strategy

Measuring and Reporting Environmental Strategy

Marketing, Labeling, and Analyzing Products

High-Performance Operations

Keeping Focus

Environmental Sustainability in Unique Situations

Filters

Resources and capabilities can be evaluated on their _ and __: