Question 1

Chandler is famous for:

Accepted Answer

A)  seeing strategy as leading to structure 
B)  seeing structure as leading to strategy 
C)  seeing strategy and structure as co-evolving 
D)  none of these 
A)  seeing strategy as leading to structure 
B)  seeing structure as leading to strategy 
C)  seeing strategy and structure as co-evolving 
D)  none of these

Question 2

According to Cummings and Daellenbach's study, reviewing papers in Long Range Planning what is NOT part of the emerging trends in the future of strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strategists are becoming more politically astute. 
B)  Strategists are becoming more sensitive to environmental conservation issues. 
C)  Strategists are becoming more aesthetically aware. 
D)  Case studies will flourish, as opposed to prescriptions. 
A)  Strategists are becoming more politically astute. 
B)  Strategists are becoming more sensitive to environmental conservation issues. 
C)  Strategists are becoming more aesthetically aware. 
D)  Case studies will flourish, as opposed to prescriptions.

Question 3

What is the Red Queen effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucracy 
B)  fracking 
C)  when competitors constantly evolve together to reach what is only ever a provisional and uneasy balance of top management 
D)  socialist women in charge 
A)  bureaucracy 
B)  fracking 
C)  when competitors constantly evolve together to reach what is only ever a provisional and uneasy balance of top management 
D)  socialist women in charge

Question 4

Porter is best known for work on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the organization man 
B)  strategy as practice 
C)  competitive advantage 
D)  all of these 
A)  the organization man 
B)  strategy as practice 
C)  competitive advantage 
D)  all of these

Question 5

Zara owes its strategic success to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  advertising 
B)  a fast-fashion business model 
C)  its monorail 
D)  its long-standing traditions 
A)  advertising 
B)  a fast-fashion business model 
C)  its monorail 
D)  its long-standing traditions

Question 6

Sustained competitive advantage depends on firms developing unique combinations of ______, providing competencies that allow for flexible development in an uncertain and changing environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  resources 
B)  capital 
C)  technologies 
D)  people 
A)  resources 
B)  capital 
C)  technologies 
D)  people

Question 7

Which of the following themes in strategy has/have been influenced by Penrose?

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic capabilities 
B)  resource-based view 
C)  knowledge-based perspectives on strategy 
D)  all of these 
A)  dynamic capabilities 
B)  resource-based view 
C)  knowledge-based perspectives on strategy 
D)  all of these

Question 8

The establishment of modern-day strategy as a discipline can be traced back to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the 1960-70s, drawn from economics 
B)  the industrial revolution in north-west England 
C)  the 1980s, with the advent of large US multinational corporations 
D)  the 1930s, drawn from social psychology 
A)  the 1960-70s, drawn from economics 
B)  the industrial revolution in north-west England 
C)  the 1980s, with the advent of large US multinational corporations 
D)  the 1930s, drawn from social psychology

Question 9

Which of the following has played the major role in shaping contemporary views of strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  economics 
B)  philosophy 
C)  sociology 
D)  psychology 
A)  economics 
B)  philosophy 
C)  sociology 
D)  psychology

Question 10

______ focuses on the processes and practices constituting the everyday activities of organizational life and relating to strategic outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Resource-based view 
B)  Strategy as practice 
C)  Industry analysis 
D)  Stakeholder theory 
A)  Resource-based view 
B)  Strategy as practice 
C)  Industry analysis 
D)  Stakeholder theory

Question 11

How do modern conceptions of strategy relate to classical conceptions?

Accepted Answer

A)  they are the same 
B)  there is no relation 
C)  as legitimations for current views 
D)  none of these 
A)  they are the same 
B)  there is no relation 
C)  as legitimations for current views 
D)  none of these

Question 12

Which of the following does NOT feature in Igor Ansoff's levels of action towards planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  operational 
B)  inter-organizational 
C)  administrative 
D)  strategic 
A)  operational 
B)  inter-organizational 
C)  administrative 
D)  strategic

Question 13

Which of the following was a crucible of early strategy thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marks & Spencer's 
B)  Zara 
C)  West Point 
D)  Ancient Greece 
A)  Marks & Spencer's 
B)  Zara 
C)  West Point 
D)  Ancient Greece

Question 14

What constitutes a key concept in the industry analysis viewpoint promoted by Porter?

Accepted Answer

A)  money 
B)  network 
C)  market power 
D)  corporate culture 
A)  money 
B)  network 
C)  market power 
D)  corporate culture

Question 15

In Cummings and Daellenbach's study, reviewing papers in Long Range Planning, what are the recurring themes that constitute the baseline of strategy research in the last 40 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate 
B)  technology 
C)  mergers and acquisitions 
D)  all of these 
A)  corporate 
B)  technology 
C)  mergers and acquisitions 
D)  all of these

Question 16

Based on Clausewitz's arguments, we can infer that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Strategy is based on a pre-determined wisdom and rational thinking. 
B)  Strategy unfolds sequentially yet rationally. 
C)  Strategy has a non-rationalistic element in it, induced by passions and feelings. 
D)  Both strategy is based on a pre-determined wisdom and rational thinking and strategy unfolds sequentially yet rationally. 
A)  Strategy is based on a pre-determined wisdom and rational thinking. 
B)  Strategy unfolds sequentially yet rationally. 
C)  Strategy has a non-rationalistic element in it, induced by passions and feelings. 
D)  Both strategy is based on a pre-determined wisdom and rational thinking and strategy unfolds sequentially yet rationally.

Chandler is famous for:

According to Cummings and Daellenbach's study, reviewing papers in Long Range Planning what is NOT part of the emerging trends in the future of strategy?

What is the Red Queen effect?

Porter is best known for work on which of the following?

Zara owes its strategic success to ______.

Sustained competitive advantage depends on firms developing unique combinations of ______, providing competencies that allow for flexible development in an uncertain and changing environment.

Which of the following themes in strategy has/have been influenced by Penrose?

The establishment of modern-day strategy as a discipline can be traced back to:

Which of the following has played the major role in shaping contemporary views of strategy?

______ focuses on the processes and practices constituting the everyday activities of organizational life and relating to strategic outcomes.

How do modern conceptions of strategy relate to classical conceptions?

Which of the following does NOT feature in Igor Ansoff's levels of action towards planning?

Which of the following was a crucible of early strategy thinking?

What constitutes a key concept in the industry analysis viewpoint promoted by Porter?

In Cummings and Daellenbach's study, reviewing papers in Long Range Planning, what are the recurring themes that constitute the baseline of strategy research in the last 40 years?

Based on Clausewitz's arguments, we can infer that:

Strategy, Competitive Forces and Positioning

Strategy, Resources and Capabilities

Strategy and Innovation

Strategy Make or Buy

Strategy and Alliances

Strategy Going Global

Strategy and Corporate Governance

Strategy Processes

Strategy Practice

Strategy and Organizational Politics

Strategy and Strategic Change

Strategy Reconsidered

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Exam 1: Strategy: Theory Practice an Introduction

Chandler is famous for:

According to Cummings and Daellenbach's study, reviewing papers in Long Range Planning what is NOT part of the emerging trends in the future of strategy?

What is the Red Queen effect?

Porter is best known for work on which of the following?

Zara owes its strategic success to ______.

Sustained competitive advantage depends on firms developing unique combinations of ______, providing competencies that allow for flexible development in an uncertain and changing environment.

Which of the following themes in strategy has/have been influenced by Penrose?

The establishment of modern-day strategy as a discipline can be traced back to:

Which of the following has played the major role in shaping contemporary views of strategy?

______ focuses on the processes and practices constituting the everyday activities of organizational life and relating to strategic outcomes.

How do modern conceptions of strategy relate to classical conceptions?

Which of the following does NOT feature in Igor Ansoff's levels of action towards planning?

Which of the following was a crucible of early strategy thinking?

What constitutes a key concept in the industry analysis viewpoint promoted by Porter?

In Cummings and Daellenbach's study, reviewing papers in Long Range Planning, what are the recurring themes that constitute the baseline of strategy research in the last 40 years?

Based on Clausewitz's arguments, we can infer that:

Strategy, Competitive Forces and Positioning

Strategy, Resources and Capabilities

Strategy and Innovation

Strategy Make or Buy

Strategy and Alliances

Strategy Going Global

Strategy and Corporate Governance

Strategy Processes

Strategy Practice

Strategy and Organizational Politics

Strategy and Strategic Change

Strategy Reconsidered

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