80.
Identify four tactics that are common among companies dedicated to staffing jobs with the
best people they can find.
81.
Explain the difference between a centralized and a decentralized organization structure.
Which one is more likely to further the cause of good strategy execution? Why?
82.
A decentralized organization structure is more likely to further the cause of good strategy
execution than is a centralized organization structure. True or false? Justify your answer.
83.
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?
84.
Why does a company’s budget need to be closely linked to the needs of good strategy
execution? Why might a change in strategy call for budget reallocations?
85.
How do well-conceived policies and procedures aid the task of implementing and executing
strategy? Explain how well-conceived policies and procedures facilitate organizational change
and good strategy execution.
86.
What is the value of striving for continuous improvement in processes and activities? How
does TQM differ from business process reengineering?
87.
What three principles underlie the statistical thinking of Six Sigma quality control programs?
88.
Identify types of support systems that a company can install to support the execution of its
strategy. How important are these systems to the strategy implementation process?
89.
The use of incentives and rewards is the single most powerful tool at management’s disposal
to win strong employee commitment to carrying out the strategic plan. True or false? Explain.
90.
Identify at least four guidelines for creating incentive compensation systems that link
employee behavior to organizational objectives.
91.
Give at least three examples of nonmonetary motivation and rewards practices that have the
capability to foster good strategy execution, and explain how they act to produce such a
result.
92.
What is meant by the term
corporate culture
? Identify the three major types of corporate
cultures. Which of the three types of company cultures is most beneficial to evolving a
company’s strategy? Why is corporate culture an important factor in implementing and
executing strategy?
93.
Briefly identify three types of unhealthy corporate cultures.
94.
What are the characteristics of unhealthy cultures?
95.
What are the distinctive features of adaptive corporate cultures?
96.
Identify and briefly discuss four steps that managers can take to change a culture that is out
of step with the company’s strategy.
97.
Give two examples of “symbolic” culture-changing actions and two examples of “substantive”
culture-changing actions.
98.
Identify the actions that are key elements of leading the strategy execution process.
99.
What constitutes effective managerial leadership in achieving superior strategy execution?
100.
Explain how managerial leadership can foster a high-performance culture.