A) is primarily an operations-driven activity revolving around the management of people and business processes. B) tests a manager's ability to direct organizational change and achieve continuous improvement in operations and business processes. C) tests a manager's ability to create and nurture a strategy-supportive culture. D) tests a manager's ability to consistently meet or beat performance ?targets. E) All of these. A) is primarily an operations-driven activity revolving around the management of people and business processes. B) tests a manager's ability to direct organizational change and achieve continuous improvement in operations and business processes. C) tests a manager's ability to create and nurture a strategy-supportive culture. D) tests a manager's ability to consistently meet or beat performance ?targets. E) All of these.

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

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Which of the following is generally not among the practices that companies use to staff jobs with the best people they can find,particularly if intellectual capital greatly aids good strategy execution?

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Identify and briefly discuss the three facets of building an organization capable of proficient strategy execution.

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One of the big weaknesses of organization structures that do not have cross-business collaboration is

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What is meant by empowerment of employees? How does it differ from delegation of authority? In what ways can empowerment of employees aid the cause of good strategy execution?

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The chief disadvantages of a decentralized organizational structure include

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Which of the following is not one of the chief advantages of a decentralized organizational structure?

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

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Which of the following is not accurate as concerns a company's competencies and capabilities?

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Management's handling of the strategy implementation/execution process can be considered successful

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A decentralized organizational structure is predicated on a belief that

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

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A firm's organizational structure is comprised of

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Once company managers have decided on a strategy,the emphasis turns to

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Which of the following is not one of the traits of core competencies and/or competitive capabilities?

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Outsourcing value chain activities to strategic partners can yield such advantages as

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Which one of the following statements about outsourcing the performance of value-chain activities to outside specialists is false?

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The capability-building process

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Delegating greater authority to subordinate managers and employees

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Which of the following statements about developing organizational competencies and capabilities is false?

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Executing strategy

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Which of the following is generally not among the practices that companies use to staff jobs with the best people they can find,particularly if intellectual capital greatly aids good strategy execution?

Identify and briefly discuss the three facets of building an organization capable of proficient strategy execution.

One of the big weaknesses of organization structures that do not have cross-business collaboration is

What is meant by empowerment of employees? How does it differ from delegation of authority? In what ways can empowerment of employees aid the cause of good strategy execution?

The chief disadvantages of a decentralized organizational structure include

Which of the following is not one of the chief advantages of a decentralized organizational structure?

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

Which of the following is not accurate as concerns a company's competencies and capabilities?

Management's handling of the strategy implementation/execution process can be considered successful

A decentralized organizational structure is predicated on a belief that

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

A firm's organizational structure is comprised of

Once company managers have decided on a strategy,the emphasis turns to

Which of the following is not one of the traits of core competencies and/or competitive capabilities?

Outsourcing value chain activities to strategic partners can yield such advantages as

Which one of the following statements about outsourcing the performance of value-chain activities to outside specialists is false?

The capability-building process

Delegating greater authority to subordinate managers and employees

Which of the following statements about developing organizational competencies and capabilities is false?

Executing strategy

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