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75.
The rationale for making strategy-critical value chain activities the primary building blocks in a
company's organizational scheme is based on the
76.
Which of the following is unlikely to be a primary building block in a company's organizational
structure
77.
Which of the following does NOT describe the standard type of structural form of organization?
78.
When an organization is referred to as a line and staff structure or a flat structure, it is normally
considered a
79.
How is a functional structure or unitary structure organized?
80.
A multidivisional structure consists of a
81.
Which structure combines two or more organizational forms, with multiple reporting relationships, and
is used to foster cross-unit collaboration?
82.
Larger firms with more complex organizational structures are
83.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a highly centralized organizational structure?
84.
A disadvantage of the centralized organization is that it
85.
A decentralized organizational structure is predicated on the belief that
86.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a centralized organizational structure?
87.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a decentralized organizational structure?
88.
Which of the following is an advantage of a decentralized organizational structure?
89.
Delegating greater authority to subordinate managers and employees
90.
The organizing challenge of a decentralized structure that stresses employee empowerment is
91.
Coordinating the work efforts of internal organization units is best accomplished by
92.
One of the big weaknesses of organization structures that do not have cross-business collaboration is
93.
Diversified companies striving to capture the benefits of synergy between separate businesses have to
be aware of all of the following challenges EXCEPT
94.
Building organizational bridges with external allies is aided by
95.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a network structure?
96.
A company must do all of the following to match structure to strategy EXCEPT
Essay Questions
97.
Who has strategy execution responsibility and who is ultimately responsible for making sure that the
task of implementing and executing the strategy goes well?
98.
List the 10 principal managerial components of the strategy-implementing/strategy-executing process.
99.
Identify and briefly discuss the three facets of building an organization capable of proficient strategy
execution.
100.
Identify and briefly discuss/explain three components of structuring a company's work effort to promote
successful strategy execution.
101.
Identify and briefly discuss four of the recommended practices companies have used to recruit and
retain the best employees to make the rank-and-file employees a genuine competitive asset.
102.
Identify and briefly discuss the three common approaches to building core competencies and
competitive capabilities.
103.
Explain what is involved in building capabilities internally. What steps are required? How much time
does it take? How hard is it? Support your answer.
104.
What are the advantages of outsourcing non-critical and sometimes even critical value chain activities?
105.
Identify and briefly discuss the four types of organizational structures that can be aligned with strategy
execution.
106.
In choosing between a centralized and a decentralized organizational structure, which of the two is more
likely to further the cause of good strategy execution? Why?
107.
A decentralized organizational structure is more likely to further the cause of good strategy execution
than is a centralized organization structure. True or false? Justify your answer.
108.
Identify and discuss the basic tenets, the chief advantages, and the chief disadvantages of centralized
organizational structures.
109.
Identify and discuss the basic tenets, the chief advantages, and the chief disadvantages of decentralized
organizational structures.
110.
Encouraging employees to challenge existing ways of doing things, and to be creative and innovative in
proposing better ways of operating, requires the company to create a supporting environment. In many
firms, this means empowering their employees. 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?
111.
Identify four tactics that are common among companies dedicated to staffing jobs with the best people
they can find.
112.
A centralized organization structure is more likely to further the cause of good strategy execution than is
a decentralized organization structure. True or false? Explain.
113.
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?
