The Board of Directors of Indigo Bank Implements a Sound

Multiple Choice

The board of directors of Indigo Bank implements a sound strategy that will help them gain overall profits and maintain competitive advantage. It claims that supervising and measuring the efficacy of the functional strategies of the company are more than sufficient to implement the company's strategies. However, Klark, one of the board members, argues that this alone is not enough and that the company should think of creating an emotional appeal toward its employees. Which of the following statements strengthens Klark's argument?

A) The employees of Indigo Bank are content with the current culture of the organization.
B) The board of directors feels that creating an informal environment will initiate a high level of absenteeism.
C) The board of directors feels that Indigo Bank is functioning efficiently because the top executives make it a point to maintain an authoritarian distance from their subordinates.
D) Indigo Bank's structure, systems, staff, skills, style, and shared values will help progress strategic implementation if they are designed to facilitate the execution of the strategy.