Exam 10: Strategy Implementation: Staffing and Directing

While an organization's culture can exert a powerful influence on the behavior of all employees, it can seldom affect a company's ability to shift its strategic direction.

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The key to the effective management of change is communication.

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What three general practices were identified by Black and Gregersen in companies which do a good job of managing foreign assignments?

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Black and Gregersen found that the companies which do a good job of managing foreign assignments follow three general principles:
When making international assignments, they focus on transferring knowledge and developing global leadership.
They make foreign assignments to people whose technical skills are matched or exceeded by their cross-cultural abilities.
They end foreign assignments with a deliberate repatriation process with career guidance and jobs where the employees can apply what they learned in their assignments.

Staffing requirements are likely to follow a change in strategy.

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Question 4

When managing corporate culture, the first question management must ask is

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Question 5

Which method of managing disparate cultures is the most common and most destructive method of dealing with two different cultures because one company imposes its demands at the expense of another company's culture?

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Question 6

The strategy implementation tool used to determine what actions are going to be taken, by whom, during what time frame, and with what expected results is called a(n)

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Question 7

One study reported the percentage of senior executives that left a firm after a new CEO took office was when the new CEO was an insider and when the new CEO was an outsider.

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Question 8

To ensure employees are gaining the appropriate mix of experience to prepare employees for future responsibilities, many corporations move people from one job to another utilizing the technique of

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Question 9

According to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, which country scored among the lowest on uncertainty avoidance?

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Which method of managing disparate cultures is characterized by a separation of the two companies' cultures because of their differences?

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Question 11

List the guidelines proposed for successful downsizing.

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Question 12

Which of the following is NOT descriptive of the purpose of MBO?

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Question 13

Implementation of staffing involves leading through coaching people to use their abilities and skills most effectively and efficiently to achieve organizational objectives.

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Question 14

According to the text, what is the "key" to effective management of change in culture?

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Question 15

The percentage of European and Japanese-based expatriate managers who fail to adjust to a host country's social and business environment is

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Question 16

Strategic goals can be accomplished through defining an action plan.Which one of the following is NOT one of the components which make up an action plan?

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Question 17

Executives with a particular mix of skills and experiences may be classified as an executive type and paired with

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Question 18

European multinational corporations seldom use people with an international orientation to staff their management positions.

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To successfully downsize, companies must invest in the remaining employees.

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While an organization's culture can exert a powerful influence on the behavior of all employees, it can seldom affect a company's ability to shift its strategic direction.

The key to the effective management of change is communication.

What three general practices were identified by Black and Gregersen in companies which do a good job of managing foreign assignments?

Staffing requirements are likely to follow a change in strategy.

When managing corporate culture, the first question management must ask is

Which method of managing disparate cultures is the most common and most destructive method of dealing with two different cultures because one company imposes its demands at the expense of another company's culture?

The strategy implementation tool used to determine what actions are going to be taken, by whom, during what time frame, and with what expected results is called a(n)

One study reported the percentage of senior executives that left a firm after a new CEO took office was when the new CEO was an insider and when the new CEO was an outsider.

To ensure employees are gaining the appropriate mix of experience to prepare employees for future responsibilities, many corporations move people from one job to another utilizing the technique of

According to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, which country scored among the lowest on uncertainty avoidance?

Which method of managing disparate cultures is characterized by a separation of the two companies' cultures because of their differences?

List the guidelines proposed for successful downsizing.

Which of the following is NOT descriptive of the purpose of MBO?

Implementation of staffing involves leading through coaching people to use their abilities and skills most effectively and efficiently to achieve organizational objectives.

According to the text, what is the "key" to effective management of change in culture?

The percentage of European and Japanese-based expatriate managers who fail to adjust to a host country's social and business environment is

Strategic goals can be accomplished through defining an action plan.Which one of the following is NOT one of the components which make up an action plan?

Executives with a particular mix of skills and experiences may be classified as an executive type and paired with

European multinational corporations seldom use people with an international orientation to staff their management positions.

To successfully downsize, companies must invest in the remaining employees.

Basic Concepts in Strategic Management

Corporate Governance

Ethics and Social Responsibility in Strategic Management

Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis

Internal Scanning and Organizational Analysis

Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis and Business Strategy

Strategy Formulation: Corporate Strategy

Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy and Strategic Choice

Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action

Evaluation and Control

Suggestions for Case Analysis

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Exam 10: Strategy Implementation: Staffing and Directing

While an organization's culture can exert a powerful influence on the behavior of all employees, it can seldom affect a company's ability to shift its strategic direction.

The key to the effective management of change is communication.

What three general practices were identified by Black and Gregersen in companies which do a good job of managing foreign assignments?

Staffing requirements are likely to follow a change in strategy.

When managing corporate culture, the first question management must ask is

Which method of managing disparate cultures is the most common and most destructive method of dealing with two different cultures because one company imposes its demands at the expense of another company's culture?

The strategy implementation tool used to determine what actions are going to be taken, by whom, during what time frame, and with what expected results is called a(n)

One study reported the percentage of senior executives that left a firm after a new CEO took office was ________ when the new CEO was an insider and ________ when the new CEO was an outsider.

To ensure employees are gaining the appropriate mix of experience to prepare employees for future responsibilities, many corporations move people from one job to another utilizing the technique of

According to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, which country scored among the lowest on uncertainty avoidance?

Which method of managing disparate cultures is characterized by a separation of the two companies' cultures because of their differences?

List the guidelines proposed for successful downsizing.

Which of the following is NOT descriptive of the purpose of MBO?

Implementation of staffing involves leading through coaching people to use their abilities and skills most effectively and efficiently to achieve organizational objectives.

According to the text, what is the "key" to effective management of change in culture?

The percentage of European and Japanese-based expatriate managers who fail to adjust to a host country's social and business environment is

Strategic goals can be accomplished through defining an action plan.Which one of the following is NOT one of the components which make up an action plan?

Executives with a particular mix of skills and experiences may be classified as an executive type and paired with

European multinational corporations seldom use people with an international orientation to staff their management positions.

To successfully downsize, companies must invest in the remaining employees.

Basic Concepts in Strategic Management

Corporate Governance

Ethics and Social Responsibility in Strategic Management

Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis

Internal Scanning and Organizational Analysis

Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis and Business Strategy

Strategy Formulation: Corporate Strategy

Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy and Strategic Choice

Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action

Evaluation and Control

Suggestions for Case Analysis

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One study reported the percentage of senior executives that left a firm after a new CEO took office was when the new CEO was an insider and when the new CEO was an outsider.