Reference Textbook: Arthur A. Thompson, Margaret A. Peteraf, John E. Gamble, and A. J. Strickland III,

Crafting & Executing Strategy: Concepts and Cases, McGraw-Hill Education, 23rd edition, 2022, ISBN 978-1-265-02824-4.

1. (A) If a large corporation has decided that they would embrace the idea of

decentralization of authority, how could this be captured in their organizational chart? Do

explain your answer fully and clearly. (B) And by the way, is there a conceptual difference

between organizational structure and organizational design? Do explain your answer with

absolute clarity. (4 marks)

2. Your textbook discusses, in a summary way, the three tests must be satisfied if the any

corporate entity could be deemed to possess strategic leadership (management). What

exactly are they? And do you think that you could add at least one additional test from

the track record of Built to Last companies? (3 marks)

3. And now that you have come to the end of course, and independent of the matter of

what your final grade will be, was it worth your precious time and money to be in this

course vis--vis your career aspirations for the long term? (2 marks)