Question 1

The primary building blocks within a company's organizational structure:

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A)  are almost always the departments performing such key administrative support functions as finance,accounting,information technology,human resource management,and R&D. 
B)  can include process departments,traditional functional departments,geographic organizational units,and divisional units performing one or more major processing steps along the value chain (components manufacture,assembly,distribution),and individual businesses (in the case of a diversified company). 
C)  typically consist of an un-empowered employee department,an empowered employee department,teams of front-line supervisors,teams of middle-level managers and administrators,and the group of top-level executives that comprise the company's "executive suite." 
D)  usually consist of supply chain management,components manufacture,assembly,distribution,and administration. 
E)  usually consist of two divisions-a division charged with performing primary value chain activities and a division charged with performing support activities. 
A)  are almost always the departments performing such key administrative support functions as finance,accounting,information technology,human resource management,and R&D. 
B)  can include process departments,traditional functional departments,geographic organizational units,and divisional units performing one or more major processing steps along the value chain (components manufacture,assembly,distribution),and individual businesses (in the case of a diversified company). 
C)  typically consist of an un-empowered employee department,an empowered employee department,teams of front-line supervisors,teams of middle-level managers and administrators,and the group of top-level executives that comprise the company's "executive suite." 
D)  usually consist of supply chain management,components manufacture,assembly,distribution,and administration. 
E)  usually consist of two divisions-a division charged with performing primary value chain activities and a division charged with performing support activities.

Question 2

The chief disadvantages of a decentralized organizational structure include:

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A)  increasing the size of the corporate bureaucracy. 
B)  slowing a company's response times to changing external events because approval of what course of action to take has to go up the chain of command to the top of the management bureaucracy. 
C)  discouraging lower-level managers and rank-and-file employees from exercising initiative,engaging in creative thinking,and taking responsibility for their actions. 
D)  putting the organization at risk if empowered employees happen to make many "bad" decisions,especially if higher-level management is unaware of their actions. 
E)  creating more layers of management. 
A)  increasing the size of the corporate bureaucracy. 
B)  slowing a company's response times to changing external events because approval of what course of action to take has to go up the chain of command to the top of the management bureaucracy. 
C)  discouraging lower-level managers and rank-and-file employees from exercising initiative,engaging in creative thinking,and taking responsibility for their actions. 
D)  putting the organization at risk if empowered employees happen to make many "bad" decisions,especially if higher-level management is unaware of their actions. 
E)  creating more layers of management.

Question 3

In formulating an action agenda to implement and execute a new or different strategy,the place for managers to begin is with:

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A)  the task of revising and enhancing the company's core competencies. 
B)  choosing which leadership style to employ in trying to carry out the strategy successfully. 
C)  evaluating whether existing policies and procedures are adequately strategy-supportive. 
D)  allocating more resources to strategy-critical parts of the business. 
E)  a probing assessment of what the organization must do differently and better to carry out the strategy successfully. 
A)  the task of revising and enhancing the company's core competencies. 
B)  choosing which leadership style to employ in trying to carry out the strategy successfully. 
C)  evaluating whether existing policies and procedures are adequately strategy-supportive. 
D)  allocating more resources to strategy-critical parts of the business. 
E)  a probing assessment of what the organization must do differently and better to carry out the strategy successfully.

Question 4

Which one of the following statements falsely characterizes the managerial task of executing strategy?

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A)  Executing strategy is an action-oriented,make-things-happen task. 
B)  Executing strategy tests a manager's ability to direct organizational change,achieve continuous improvement in operations and business processes,create and nurture a strategy-supportive culture,and consistently meet or beat performance targets. 
C)  Implementing new strategic initiatives principally involves employing managerial techniques to overcome resistance to change. 
D)  Executing strategy requires a team effort which entails that every manager think through the answer to "What does my area have to do to implement its part of the strategic plan,and what should I do to get these things accomplished effectively and efficiently?" 
E)  Implementing and executing strategy is primarily an operations-driven activity revolving around the management of people and business processes. 
A)  Executing strategy is an action-oriented,make-things-happen task. 
B)  Executing strategy tests a manager's ability to direct organizational change,achieve continuous improvement in operations and business processes,create and nurture a strategy-supportive culture,and consistently meet or beat performance targets. 
C)  Implementing new strategic initiatives principally involves employing managerial techniques to overcome resistance to change. 
D)  Executing strategy requires a team effort which entails that every manager think through the answer to "What does my area have to do to implement its part of the strategic plan,and what should I do to get these things accomplished effectively and efficiently?" 
E)  Implementing and executing strategy is primarily an operations-driven activity revolving around the management of people and business processes.

Question 5

Identify and discuss the basic tenets,the chief advantages,and the chief disadvantages of decentralized organizational structures.

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The primary building blocks within a company's organizational structure:

The chief disadvantages of a decentralized organizational structure include:

In formulating an action agenda to implement and execute a new or different strategy,the place for managers to begin is with:

Which one of the following statements falsely characterizes the managerial task of executing strategy?

Identify and discuss the basic tenets,the chief advantages,and the chief disadvantages of decentralized organizational structures.

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Exam 10: Building an Organization Capable of Good Strategy Execution: People, Capabilities, and Structure

The primary building blocks within a company's organizational structure:

The chief disadvantages of a decentralized organizational structure include:

In formulating an action agenda to implement and execute a new or different strategy,the place for managers to begin is with:

Which one of the following statements falsely characterizes the managerial task of executing strategy?

Identify and discuss the basic tenets,the chief advantages,and the chief disadvantages of decentralized organizational structures.

What Is Strategy and Why Is It Important

Charting a Companys Direction: Its Vision, Mission, Objectives, and Strategy

Evaluating a Companys External Environment

Evaluating a Companys Resources, Capabilities, and Competitiveness

The Five Generic Competitive Strategies: Which One to Employ

Strengthening a Companys Competitive Position: Strategic Moves, Timing, and Scope of Operations

Strategies for Competing in International Markets

Corporate Strategy: Diversification and the Multibusiness Company

Ethics, corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability, and Strategy

Managing Internal Operations: Actions That Promote Good Strategy Execution

Corporate Culture and Leadership: Keys to Good Strategy Execution

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