Exam 10: Organizations: Strategy and Structure

The __________ approach proposes that strategy development should dramatically shake up theorganization in order that its tendencies to inertia and unresponsiveness to a rapidly changingenvironment are counteracted.

According to Miles and Snow, the Analyzer organization should have a mix of _____ and _____structures.

Which one of the following is NOT an example of a process solution that organizations alreadyhave for problems they generate?

The development of strategic management as a discipline began in the 1950s when _________introduced the idea that managers would need to 'fit' the organization to its external environment.

Which one of the following is not one of the four broad strategies involved in market decisionmaking as proposed by the 'Product Mission Matrix'?

Which of the following strategies was suggested by Porter for use by an organization that wants tosecure competitive advantage in their market?

Which one of the following is not a type of organizational structure?

The five competitive forces that shape strategy include rivalry among existing competitors,entrants, buyers, substitutes and ________ .

_________ can be defined as a metaphorical road map to guide the organization towards a desireddestination and as a means of achieving goals through the use of its resources.

_________ was one of the earliest proponents of strategy.

According to the study conducted by Whittington et al. about what makes European companiessuccessful, the most successful companies were those which simultaneously changed structures,processes and ________.

Porter's diamond model identified four key factors that influence competitive advantage. Whichone of the following is not one of the key factors?

The resource-based view of the firm was articulated by:

___________ can be defined as a social arrangement for achieving controlled performance inpursuit of collective goals.

________ organizations seek to decentralize decision-making to the front line and to encouragehigh levels of communication, integration and innovation.

__________ is a formal system of task design and management reporting relationships thatcontrols, coordinates and motivates staff so that they work together effectively to achieve the organization's goals.

All except which of the following factors will influence and determine the structure of anorganization?

The term _________ describes what managers do when developing strategies and makingdecisions.

Which of the following ideas/models was not introduced by Igor Ansoff?

Which of the following is among the six core areas of values identified by Peterson and Seligman(2004)?