Question: Multiple Choice Questions (worth mark each): The strategy originally planned by top management is called__________. grand strategy realized strategy emergent strategy none of the above

Multiple Choice Questions (worth mark each):

  1. The strategy originally planned by top management is called__________.
    1. grand strategy
    2. realized strategy
    3. emergent strategy
    4. none of the above
  2. The tool that enables executives to position an organization to take advantage of particular opportunities in the environment while avoiding or minimizing environmental threats is called_______.
    1. PEST analysis
    2. SWOT analysis
    3. total quality management (TQM) analysis
    4. none of the above
  3. Strategies are formulated in the strategic management stage that occurs immediately after__________.
    1. the assessment of internal strengths and weaknesses
    2. implementation of the strategy
    3. control of the strategy
    4. none of the above

  1. A no-frills product targeted at the market at large is consistent with the_______.

    1. low-cost strategy
    2. differentiation strategy
    3. focus strategy
    4. none of the above
  1. Diversification allows a firm to________.
    1. concentrate its efforts on a single business
    2. use its resources more effectively
    3. create excess resources
    4. all of the above

  1. A firm seeking rapid growth should pursue________.
    1. internal growth
    2. external growth
    3. divestment of poor performing businesses
    4. a restructuring strategy

  1. The notion of distinctive competence is consistent with__________.
  1. IO theory
  2. resource-based theory
  3. contingency theory
  4. none of the above
  1. The acronym referring to the analysis of forces in the external environment is__________.
    1. WASP
    2. PEST
    3. STOP
    4. SERCH

  1. A decline in a nation's GDP for two or more consecutive quarters is known as__________.
  1. a depression
  2. a recession
  3. economic stagnation
  4. none of the above
  1. The reason for the firm's existence is known as________.
  1. the vision
  2. organizational goals
  3. organizational objectives
  4. none of the above

  1. Which of the following is not an example of a stakeholder?
  1. customers
  2. suppliers
  3. employees
  4. none of the above
  1. An individual's responsibility to make business decisions that are legal, honest, moral, and fair is known as________.
  1. social responsibility
  2. the social imperative
  3. managerial ethics
  4. all of the above

  1. An increase in the breadth of an organization's structure is known as_______.
    1. centralization
    2. decentralization
    3. horizontal growth
    4. vertical growth

  1. Which of the following could not be an example of a weakness?
    1. product quality
    2. fierce competition
    3. human resources
    4. all of the above

  1. The formal means by which work is coordinated in an organization is called the_______.
    1. organizational structure
    2. organizational culture
    3. organizational dynamic
    4. none of the above

  1. A lack of values and ways of thinking in a firm characterize_______.
    1. a strong culture
    2. a weak culture
    3. the organizational culture
    4. none of the above

  1. Which of the following approaches bases the measurement of performance on an array of quantitative and qualitative factors instead of a single quantitative measure in the organization, such as profitability?
    1. balanced scorecard
    2. PIMS analysis
    3. competitive benchmarking
    4. none of the above
  2. Top-down change efforts_______.
  1. are not always successful
  2. can be augmented through employee participation
  3. are not necessarily more effective than bottom-up efforts
  4. all of the above

  1. Strategic control is important because_______.
    1. it is difficult to know how well the firm is performing without it
    2. the organization's environment is uncertain and always changing
    3. lower-level managers need an effective means of providing feedback to top management
    4. A & B only

  1. Which type of alternative is always defensive in nature?
    1. strength-opportunity
    2. strength-threat
    3. weakness-opportunity
    4. weakness-threat

Multiple Choice Questions (worth mark each):

  1. The strategy originally planned by top management is called__________.
    1. grand strategy
    2. realized strategy
    3. emergent strategy
    4. none of the above
  2. The tool that enables executives to position an organization to take advantage of particular opportunities in the environment while avoiding or minimizing environmental threats is called_______.
    1. PEST analysis
    2. SWOT analysis
    3. total quality management (TQM) analysis
    4. none of the above
  3. Strategies are formulated in the strategic management stage that occurs immediately after__________.
    1. the assessment of internal strengths and weaknesses
    2. implementation of the strategy
    3. control of the strategy
    4. none of the above

  1. A no-frills product targeted at the market at large is consistent with the_______.

    1. low-cost strategy
    2. differentiation strategy
    3. focus strategy
    4. none of the above
  1. Diversification allows a firm to________.
    1. concentrate its efforts on a single business
    2. use its resources more effectively
    3. create excess resources
    4. all of the above

  1. A firm seeking rapid growth should pursue________.
    1. internal growth
    2. external growth
    3. divestment of poor performing businesses
    4. a restructuring strategy

  1. The notion of distinctive competence is consistent with__________.
  1. IO theory
  2. resource-based theory
  3. contingency theory
  4. none of the above
  1. The acronym referring to the analysis of forces in the external environment is__________.
    1. WASP
    2. PEST
    3. STOP
    4. SERCH

  1. A decline in a nation's GDP for two or more consecutive quarters is known as__________.
  1. a depression
  2. a recession
  3. economic stagnation
  4. none of the above
  1. The reason for the firm's existence is known as________.
  1. the vision
  2. organizational goals
  3. organizational objectives
  4. none of the above

  1. Which of the following is not an example of a stakeholder?
  1. customers
  2. suppliers
  3. employees
  4. none of the above
  1. An individual's responsibility to make business decisions that are legal, honest, moral, and fair is known as________.
  1. social responsibility
  2. the social imperative
  3. managerial ethics
  4. all of the above

  1. An increase in the breadth of an organization's structure is known as_______.
    1. centralization
    2. decentralization
    3. horizontal growth
    4. vertical growth

  1. Which of the following could not be an example of a weakness?
    1. product quality
    2. fierce competition
    3. human resources
    4. all of the above

  1. The formal means by which work is coordinated in an organization is called the_______.
    1. organizational structure
    2. organizational culture
    3. organizational dynamic
    4. none of the above

  1. A lack of values and ways of thinking in a firm characterize_______.
    1. a strong culture
    2. a weak culture
    3. the organizational culture
    4. none of the above

  1. Which of the following approaches bases the measurement of performance on an array of quantitative and qualitative factors instead of a single quantitative measure in the organization, such as profitability?
    1. balanced scorecard
    2. PIMS analysis
    3. competitive benchmarking
    4. none of the above
  2. Top-down change efforts_______.
  1. are not always successful
  2. can be augmented through employee participation
  3. are not necessarily more effective than bottom-up efforts
  4. all of the above

  1. Strategic control is important because_______.
    1. it is difficult to know how well the firm is performing without it
    2. the organization's environment is uncertain and always changing
    3. lower-level managers need an effective means of providing feedback to top management
    4. A & B only

  1. Which type of alternative is always defensive in nature?
    1. strength-opportunity
    2. strength-threat
    3. weakness-opportunity
    4. weakness-threat

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