Question 1

Through market research,corporations are able to practice ________ with various products or services so that managers can discover what niches to seek,which new types of products to develop,and how to ensure that a company's many products do not directly compete with one another.

Accepted Answer

A)  marketing position. 
B)  product life cycle. 
C)  market segmentation. 
D)  marketing mix. 
E)  marketing leverage.

Question 2

Core competencies may mature and become core deficiencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An example of an intermittent manufacturing system is an auto body repair shop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Human resource departments have found that to reduce employee dissatisfaction and unionization efforts,they must

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly increase their wage rates. 
B)  shorten the workweek to allow for more leisure time. 
C)  offer a wider variety of benefits and attractive enticements. 
D)  guarantee their workers lifetime jobs. 
E)  consider the quality of work life in the design of jobs.

Question 5

On the continuum of resource sustainability,where would streaming movies be placed?

Accepted Answer

A)  slow-cycle resources 
B)  sustainable resources 
C)  standard-cycle resources 
D)  fast-cycle resources 
E)  down-cycle resources

Question 6

Which one of the following best describes a divisional structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Work is divided into subunits on the basis of such functions as manufacturing, marketing, finance, and human resources. 
B)  This is most appropriate for large corporations with many product lines in several related industries, with employees acting as functional specialists attempting to gain synergy among divisional activities. 
C)  This is most appropriate for small, entrepreneur-dominated companies with one or two product lines that operate in a small niche market, with employees acting as jack-of-all trades. 
D)  Employees have two or more superiors, a project manager and a functional manager. 
E)  This is most appropriate for large corporations with many product lines in several unrelated industries, with employees acting as functional specialists but with no attempt at gaining synergy among the divisions.

Question 7

Capabilities refer to a corporation's ability to exploit its resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A linked set of value-creating activities beginning with basic materials provided by suppliers and ending with distributors getting the final product into the hands of the ultimate consumer is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  value chain. 
B)  continuum of sustainability. 
C)  strategic capability. 
D)  fully integrated activity set. 
E)  strategic group.

Question 9

The displacement of one technology by another,as shown by two S-shaped curves on a graph,is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  economies of scope versus operating leverage. 
B)  technology transfer. 
C)  the R&D mix. 
D)  technological discontinuity. 
E)  a disjunctive learning or experience curve.

Question 10

Competencies are the organization's assets and are the basic building blocks of the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Organizational Analysis and Competitive Advantage

Through market research,corporations are able to practice ________ with various products or services so that managers can discover what niches to seek,which new types of products to develop,and how to ensure that a company's many products do not directly compete with one another.

Core competencies may mature and become core deficiencies.

An example of an intermittent manufacturing system is an auto body repair shop.

Human resource departments have found that to reduce employee dissatisfaction and unionization efforts,they must

On the continuum of resource sustainability,where would streaming movies be placed?

Which one of the following best describes a divisional structure?

Capabilities refer to a corporation's ability to exploit its resources.

A linked set of value-creating activities beginning with basic materials provided by suppliers and ending with distributors getting the final product into the hands of the ultimate consumer is called a

The displacement of one technology by another,as shown by two S-shaped curves on a graph,is referred to as

Competencies are the organization's assets and are the basic building blocks of the organization.