What makes the managerial task of executing strategy so challenging and demanding is the

Multiple Choice

• trial-and-error experimentation that is required to come up with a workable organizational structure.

• people-management skills required, the resistance to change that has to be overcome, and the perseverance necessary to get a variety of initiatives launched and kept moving along.

• time, training, and creative effort it takes to empower employees and teach them responsible decision-making.

• supervisory requirements associated with getting company personnel to do things the right way.

• time and effort it takes to build core competencies.