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,Strategic Management: Text and Cases, 9e (Dess)
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Chapter 1 Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages
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1) Lands' End's failure under the leadership of Ms. Frederica Marchionni was said to be a direct r
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esult of the quality of her leadership. According to the text, this would be an example of the "ro
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mantic" perspective of leadership.
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Answer: TRUE a o



Explanation: In the romantic view of leadership, the implicit assumption is that the leader is the
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key force in determining an organization's success or lack thereof. Under Ms. Marchionni's lead
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ership, the company reported a 19.5-million-dollar loss for 2016 after having reported a 73.8-
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million-dollar profit for the previous year under its previous CEO.
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Difficulty: 2 Medium ao ao



Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
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Learning Objective: 01- ao a o



01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes. Bloom's: Understand
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AACSB: Analytical Thinking Access a o ao ao



ibility: Keyboard Navigation
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2) Strategic management consists of the analyses, decisions, and actions an organization
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undertakes in order to create and sustain competitive advantages.
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Answer: TRUE a o



Explanation: According to the textbook, this is the definition of strategic management. Difficul
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ty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
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Learning Objective: 01- ao a o



01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes. Bloom's: Remember
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AACSB: Knowledge Application Ac a o ao ao



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3) Management innovations such as total quality, just-in- ao ao ao ao ao ao



time, benchmarking, business process reengineering, and outsourcing are important but not enoug
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h for building sustainable competitive advantage.
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Answer: TRUE a o



Explanation: Sustainable competitive advantage cannot be achieved through operational effecti
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veness alone. Popular management innovations of the last two decades like total quality, just-in-
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time, benchmarking, business process reengineering, and outsourcing are concerned with operati
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onal effectiveness.
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Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
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01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes. Bloom's: Understand
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AACSB: Analytical Thinking Access a o ao ao



ibility: Keyboard Navigation
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4) Trade-off decisions between effectiveness and efficiency are important in the practice of
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,strategic management. ao




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Explanation: The fourth attribute of strategic management is that it involves the recognition of
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trade-
offs between effectiveness and efficiency. Some authors have referred to this as the difference
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between doing the right thing (effectiveness) and doing things right (efficiency).
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Difficulty: 2 Medium ao ao



Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
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Learning Objective: 01- ao a o



01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes. Bloom's: Understand
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AACSB: Analytical Thinking Access a o ao ao



ibility: Keyboard Navigation
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5) According to Henry Mintzberg, a management scholar, most firms do not realize their original i
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ntended strategy. ao




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Explanation: Henry Mintzberg states that the intended strategy rarely survives in its original for
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m. Unforeseen environmental developments, unanticipated resource constraints, or changes in ma
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nagerial preferences may result in at least some parts of the intended strategy remaining unrealize
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d. On the other hand, good managers will want to take advantage of a new opportunity presented
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by the environment, even if it was not part of the original set of intentions.
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Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
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Learning Objective: 01- ao a o



02 The strategic management process and its three interrelated and principal activities.
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Bloom's: Understand AACS a o ao



B: Analytical Thinking
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6) The final realized strategy of a firm is a combination of deliberate and time-
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tested strategies only.
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Explanation: Realized strategy is that strategy of a firm in which organizational decisions are dete
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rmined by both analysis and unforeseen environmental developments, unanticipated resource constr
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aints, and/or changes in managerial preferences.
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Difficulty: 2 Medium ao ao



Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
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Learning Objective: 01- ao a o



02 The strategic management process and its three interrelated and principal activities.
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Bloom's: Understand a o



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, 7) Strategy analysis is the study of only the big picture external environments of the firm.
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Answer: FALSE a o



Explanation: Strategy analysis is the study of the external and internal environments of a firm,
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and their fit with organizational vision and goals.
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Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
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Learning Objective: 01- ao a o



02 The strategic management process and its three interrelated and principal activities.
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8) All successful firms compete and outperform their rivals by developing bases for competitive
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advantage, which can be achieved only through cost leadership.
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Explanation: Successful firms strive to develop bases for competitive advantage, which can be ach
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ieved through cost leadership and/or differentiation as well as by focusing on a narrow or industry
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wide market segment.
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Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
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Learning Objective: 01- ao a o



02 The strategic management process and its three interrelated and principal activities.
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Bloom's: Understand AACS a o ao



B: Analytical Thinking
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9) The three primary participants in corporate governance are: (1) the shareholders, (2) the
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management (led by the chief executive officer), and (3) the employees.
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Answer: FALSE a o



Explanation: The primary participants are: (1) the shareholders, (2) the management (led by the chi
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ef executive officer), and (3) the board of directors.
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Topic: Corporate Governance
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03 The strategic role of corporate governance and stakeholder management, as well as how "symb
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iosis" can be achieved among an organization's stakeholders. Bloom's: Understand
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AACSB: Knowledge Application Ac a o ao ao



cessibility: Keyboard Navigation a o ao

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