The Rationale for Making Strategy-Critical Value Chain Activities the Primary

Multiple Choice

The rationale for making strategy-critical value chain activities the primary building blocks in a company's organizational chart is based on the

A) much shorter time it takes to build core competencies and competitive capabilities.
B) benefit such an organizational scheme has in reducing costs.
C) benefit such an organizational scheme has in improving the productivity of geographically scattered organizational units.
D) thesis that if activities crucial to strategic success are to have the resources,decision-making influence,and organizational impact they need,they have to be centerpieces in the organizational scheme.
E) benefit such an organizational scheme has in making the empowerment of employees more effective.