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

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benefit such an organizational scheme has in reducing costs.

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thesis that if activities crucial to strategic success are to have the resources, decision$-$making influence, and organizational impact, they have to be centerpieces in the organizational scheme.

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much shorter time it takes to build core competencies and competitive capabilities.

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benefit such an organizational scheme has in improving the productivity of geographically scattered organizational units.

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benefit such an organizational scheme has in making the empowerment of employees more effective.