Marketing The Core 7th Edition By Kerin - Test Bank

Chapter 02 Test Bank 1. Ben & Jerry's mission to make the world a better place is linked to various organizational and marketing strategies, one of which is A. supporting farmers who agree to use sustainable farming practices, implementing fair working standards, and investing in local communities. B. the intent of making modest profits without sacrificing high product quality standards. C. ingredients that are all completely organic and are available only in Vermont to ensure freshness and contribute to the local economy. D. a commitment to donating a percentage of profits to Teach for America. E. ingredients that come exclusively from developed countries promoting Fair Trade practices. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Ben & Jerry's founders believe that farmers who grow ingredients for their ice cream products (such as cocoa, coffee, and vanilla) should receive a fair price for their harvest. In return, farmers agree to use sustainable farming practices, implement fair working standards, and invest in local communities. 2. Ben & Jerry's entrepreneurial approach led the company to successfully implement many highly creative organizational and marketing strategies. One example includes A. ISO 9000, promoting the quality concept through its commitment to making the finest ice cream from the best ingredients. B. "linked prosperity," which encouraged the success of all constituents including employees. C. Regeneration Nation, generating enough revenue for the firm to be a completely nonprofit organization. D. Give and Go, donating 10 percent of its net profits to local charitable causes and an additional 5 percent to support producers that practice sustainable farming. E. PartnerShops, Ben & Jerry scoop shops that are independently owned and operated by community-based nonprofit organizations. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Ben & Jerry's mission-driven approach led the company to successfully implement many highly creative organizational and marketing strategies, including the PartnerShop program. PartnerShops are Ben & Jerry scoop shops that are independently owned and operated by community-based nonprofit organizations. The shops employ youth and young adults who may face barriers to employment to help them build better lives. 3. Ben & Jerry's has earned B-Corp certification from B-Lab, which means it has A. reached the goal of generating enough revenue to be a completely nonprofit organization. B. a sustainable financial basis of profitable growth, increasing value for stakeholders and expanding opportunities for development and career growth for employees. C. the goal of making profits for selected charitable organizations such as Fair Trade. D. been recognized for its efforts to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. E. been instrumental in expanding into international markets by creating dairies for developing nations. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Ben & Jerry's social mission has earned it B-Corp certification. This is a designation from B-Lab, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to "use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems" in order to positively impact the community and environment within which the organization operates. 4. Which of the following statements regarding Ben & Jerry's is most accurate? A. Ben & Jerry's is owned by Unilever, the market leader in the global ice cream industry. B. Ben & Jerry's is a privately owned ice cream producer. C. Ben & Jerry's prides itself on offering more ice cream flavors than its competitors. D. Ben and Jerry are not real people; the names were a clever reference to Tom and Jerry cartoon characters in order to capitalize on childhood nostalgia. E. Ben & Jerry's has only been in business for 20 years and is already the industry leader in premium ice cream. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Today, Ben & Jerry's is owned by Unilever, which is the market leader in the global ice cream industry—one that is expected to reach $74 billion by 2018. 5. A(n) __________ is a legal entity that consists of people who share a common mission. A. department B. organization C. SBU D. industry E. market AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Text term definition—organization. 6. In marketing, an organization refers to A. a legal entity that consists of people who share a common mission. B. a group of people united through contractual or corporate ownership. C. a legal entity engaged in business activities solely with the intent of making a profit. D. a legal entity engaged in business activities solely with the intent of serving its employees without the intent of making a profit. E. a privately owned entity that serves its customers to earn a profit so that it can survive. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—organization. 7. A(n) __________ is a good, service, or idea that creates value for both the organization and its customers by satisfying their needs and wants. A. organization B. business firm C. nonprofit D. offering E. industry AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—offerings. 8. In marketing, an offering refers to A. the formal designation of a publicly traded stock for a specific product, service, or idea. B. a form of currency used by buyer and seller to minimize the tax burden for both parties. C. a good, service, or idea that creates value for both the organization and its customers by satisfying their needs and wants. D. the manufacturer's suggested retail price of a product or service to the general public or the wholesale price to distributors and retailers. E. the service suppliers and distributors provide to help manufacturers bring a product to market. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—offerings. 9. Today's organizations can be divided into three groups, which are __________ organizations. A. company, nonprofit, and cooperative B. corporation, employee-owned, and interest C. for-profit, nonprofit, and governmental D. employee, distributor, and customer E. public, private, and international AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Today's organizations can be divided into three groups, which are for-profit, nonprofit, and government agencies. 10. A(n) __________ is a privately owned organization that serves its customers to earn a profit so that it can survive. A. agency B. for-profit organization C. institution D. nonprofit organization E. cooperative AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—for-profit organization. 11. A for-profit organization refers to A. a subsidiary, division, or unit of an organization that markets a set of related offerings to a clearly defined group of customers. B. a legal entity engaged in business activities solely with the intent of serving its employees without the intent of making a profit. C. a privately owned organization that serves its customers to earn a profit so that it can survive. D. a group of people united through contractual or corporate ownership. E. a publicly owned organization that serves the general population. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—for-profit organization. 12. __________ the reward to a business firm for the risk it undertakes in marketing its offerings. A. Shareholders' equity is B. Profit is C. Assets are D. Contribution margin is E. Goodwill is AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Key term definition—profit. 13. Profit refers to A. the point at which a company's assets equal its liabilities plus shareholder equity. B. the difference between the list and final price of a product or service. C. the money earned when the economic order quantity is minimized. D. the money left over after a business firm's total expenses are subtracted from its total revenues. E. the total amount of revenue accrued through product sales or service distribution. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Key term definition—profit. 14. A nonprofit organization is A. a nongovernmental organization that serves its customers but does not have profit as an organizational goal. B. a legal entity engaged in business activities solely with the intent of serving its employees without the intent of making a profit. C. a publicly owned organization that serves the general population. D. a group of people united through contractual or corporate ownership. E. a privately owned organization that serves its customers to earn a profit so that it can survive. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Nonprofit Marketing Environment Feedback: Text term definition—nonprofit organization. 15. A __________ is a nongovernmental organization that serves its customers but does not have profit as an organizational goal. A. business firm B. subchapter S corporation C. service agency D. cooperative E. nonprofit organization AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Nonprofit Marketing Environment Feedback: Text term definition—nonprofit organization. 16. A __________ is a federal, state, county, or city unit that provides a specific service to its constituents. A. business firm B. subchapter S corporation C. government agency D. cooperative E. nonprofit organization AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Nonprofit Marketing Environment Feedback: Text term definition—government agency. 17. Social entrepreneurs who start new ventures such as Teach for America and SIRUM are usually structured as __________ rather than business firms. A. business agencies B. nonprofit organizations C. government agencies D. cooperatives E. social service agencies AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Nonprofit Marketing Environment Feedback: Each year a growing number of "social entrepreneurs" start new ventures that address important social needs and issues. These new enterprises are often organized as nonprofit organizations that combine traditional approaches for generating revenue with the pursuit of social goals. 18. Which statement best describes the most significant difference between a for-profit organization or a business firm and a nonprofit organization? A. Business firms earn a profit each year while nonprofits operate at a deficit annually. B. Nonprofit organizations do not carry on economic activities while business firms do. C. Nonprofit organizations are concerned with social issues and business firms are not. D. Both serve customers, but business firms seek a profit while nonprofit organizations do not. E. Nonprofit organizations are publicly owned and business firms are privately owned. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Nonprofit Marketing Environment Feedback: A business firm is a privately owned organization that serves its customers in order to earn a profit so that it can survive. A nonprofit organization is a nongovernmental organization that serves its customers but does not have profit as an organizational goal. 19. An example of a nonprofit organization is A. the Food and Drug Administration. B. CVS Pharmacies. C. the medical technology company Medtronic, Inc. D. the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc. E. the American Red Cross. AACSB: Knowledge Application Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Apply Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Nonprofit Marketing Environment Feedback: The American Red Cross is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that serves its customers but does not have profit as an organizational goal. 20. Cree markets LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs that replace the traditional incandescent bulb. A Cree LED bulb consumes 85 percent less energy and lasts for 25,000 hours. Cree is an example of A. a cooperative. B. an industry. C. a nonprofit organization. D. a business firm. E. a government agency. AACSB: Knowledge Application Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Apply Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Today's organizations can be divided into three groups, which are for-profit, nonprofit, and government agencies. Cree is a for-profit organization because it is a privately owned organization that serves its customers in order to earn a profit so that it can survive. 21. SIRUM (Supporting Initiatives to Redistribute Unused Medicine) is an organization that works with health care systems to distribute unused prescription drugs (that would otherwise be destroyed) to patients who can't afford to pay for the drugs. SIRUM is an example of A. a cooperative. B. an industry. C. a nonprofit organization. D. a business firm. E. a government agency. AACSB: Knowledge Application Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Today's organizations can be divided into three groups, which are for-profit, nonprofit, and government agencies. Cree is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that serves its customers but does not have profit as an organizational goal. Instead, its goal is to help patients who cannot afford their medicine. 22. According to the textbook, the terms firm, company, and organization A. refer to for-profits, nonprofits, and government agencies, respectively. B. refer to nonprofits, government agencies, and for-profits, respectively. C. refer to government agencies, for-profits, and nonprofits, respectively. D. refer to for-profits, government agencies, and nonprofits, respectively. E. can be used interchangeably to cover both profit and nonprofit organizations. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: The terms firm, company, and organization are used interchangeably to cover both business and nonprofit operations. 23. Organizations that develop similar offerings, when grouped together, create A. a conglomerate. B. a merger. C. an industry. D. a sector. E. a monopoly. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Macroenvironment Feedback: Text term definition—industry. 24. An industry refers to A. organizations that develop similar offerings. B. organizations that manufacture identical products to meet ISO 9000 specifications. C. companies that are active in the production of materials used in finished products. D. a group of people or firms united through strategic alliances. E. the economic activity concerned with the selling of finished products to wholesalers and retailers. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Macroenvironment Feedback: Text term definition—industry. 25. Which of the following is not an example of an industry? A. the computer industry B. the automobile industry C. the landscaping industry D. the government industry E. the cable television industry AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Macroenvironment Feedback: The government is not an industry. 26. __________ starts new ventures that address important social needs and issues. These new enterprises are often organized as nonprofit organizations. A. Corporate welfare B. A social entrepreneur C. Sustainable development D. Cause marketing E. Societal capitalism AACSB: Ethics Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility Feedback: Each year a growing number of "social entrepreneurs" start new ventures that address important social needs and issues. These new enterprises are often organized as nonprofit organizations that combine traditional approaches for generating revenue with the pursuit of social goals. The issues they have focused on include expanding health care delivery, increasing access to education, and improving agricultural efficiency. Some experts predict that these types of social ventures represent the new way of doing business. 27. Social entrepreneurs' ventures are usually structured as A. business firms. B. subchapter S corporations. C. nonprofit organizations. D. governmental agencies. E. 501(c)(3) for-profit organizations. AACSB: Ethics Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility Feedback: Social entrepreneurs' ventures are usually structured as nonprofit organizations. 28. Teach for America works to solve which societal problem? A. It provides new college graduates as teachers in urban and rural public schools in the United States. B. It works to educate doctors and patients to end corneal blindness worldwide. C. It provides education and small business loans to women in impoverished areas so that they can help themselves. D. It offers free training and rehabilitation services for injured U.S. veterans returning from overseas conflict. E. It offers tax credits to small businesses to employ undereducated, at-risk youth in their communities. AACSB: Ethics Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility Feedback: Teach for America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. 29. SIRUM works to solve which societal problem? A. It provides new college graduates as teachers in urban and rural public schools in the United States. B. It works to match unused prescription drugs with patients who cannot afford to purchase them. C. It provides education and small business loans to women in impoverished areas so that they can help themselves. D. It offers free rehabilitation services for injured U.S. veterans returning from overseas conflict. E. It offers tax credits to small businesses that make charitable donations in their communities. AACSB: Ethics Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility Feedback: SIRUM (Supporting Initiatives to Redistribute Unused Medicine) is an organization that works with health care systems to distribute unused prescription drugs (that would otherwise be destroyed) to patients who can't afford to pay for the drugs. 30. The term used to identify an organization's long-term course of action designed to deliver a unique customer experience while achieving its goals is referred to as a A. marketing strategy. B. policy. C. strategy. D. plan. E. tactic. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Key term definition—strategy. 31. Strategy refers to A. an organization's long-term course of action designed to deliver a unique customer experience while achieving its goals. B. an organization's corporate tactical or action plan. C. statement of an accomplishment of a task to be achieved by a certain time. D. a statement of the organization's function in society, often identifying its customers, markets, product, and technologies. E. a road map for the entire organization for a specified future period of time, such as one or five years. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Key term definition—strategy. 32. Which of the following statements about strategy is most accurate? A. An organization can be all things to all people because it has access to all the resources it needs to discover and satisfy the needs and wants of its target markets. B. The marketing department helps to both set an organization's direction and move it there. C. The American Marketing Association (AMA) recently has established the definition of strategy. D. Strategy is an organization's short-term course of action designed to deliver a specific customer experience while achieving its internal standards. E. Only start-up organizations must develop strategies to help them raise capital as well as focus and direct their efforts to accomplish their goals. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: An organization's marketing department helps to set its strategic direction and also move it there. 33. Large organizations are extremely complex, and usually consist of __________ organizational levels whose strategies are linked to marketing. A. two B. three C. five D. six E. seven or more AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Large organizations are extremely complex. They usually consist of three organizational levels whose strategies are linked to marketing. These levels are corporate, business unit, and functional. See Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1 Figure 2-1 34. In Figure 2-1, Box A represents the A. functional level. B. board of directors. C. corporate level. D. CEO. E. strategic business unit level. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Large organizations usually consist of three organizational levels whose strategies are linked to marketing. The board of directors ("A") oversees the three levels of strategy: corporate level ("B"), strategic business unit level ("C"), and functional level ("D") that comprise the individual departments (marketing, finance, etc. or "E") in organizations. See Figure 2-1. 35. In Figure 2-1, B represents the A. functional level. B. board of directors. C. corporate level. D. department level. E. strategic business unit level. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Large organizations usually consist of three organizational levels whose strategies are linked to marketing. The board of directors ("A") oversees the three levels of strategy: corporate level ("B"), strategic business unit level ("C"), and functional level ("D") that comprise the individual departments (marketing, finance, etc. or "E") in organizations. See Figure 2-1. 36. In Figure 2-1, C represents the A. strategic business unit level. B. board of directors. C. corporate level. D. functional level. E. CMO. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Large organizations usually consist of three organizational levels whose strategies are linked to marketing. The board of directors ("A") oversees the three levels of strategy: corporate level ("B"), strategic business unit level ("C"), and functional level ("D") that comprise the individual departments (marketing, finance, etc. or "E") in organizations. See Figure 2-1. 37. In Figure 2-1, D represents the A. strategic business unit level. B. functional level. C. corporate level. D. board of directors. E. CMO. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Large organizations usually consist of three organizational levels whose strategies are linked to marketing. The board of directors ("A") oversees the three levels of strategy: corporate level ("B"), strategic business unit level ("C"), and functional level ("D") that comprise the individual departments (marketing, finance, etc. or "E") in organizations. See Figure 2-1. 38. In Figure 2-1, E represents the __________ operating at the lowest strategic level. A. board of directors B. corporate level C. departments D. executives E. strategic business unit level AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Large organizations usually consist of three organizational levels whose strategies are linked to marketing. The board of directors ("A") oversees the three levels of strategy: corporate level ("B"), strategic business unit level ("C"), and functional level ("D") that comprise the individual departments (marketing, finance, etc. or "E") in organizations. See Figure 2-1. 39. A board of directors of an organization A. represents the functional level. B. oversees the three levels of strategy. C. represents the corporate level. D. represents the CEO. E. represents the strategic business unit level. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Large organizations usually consist of three organizational levels whose strategies are linked to marketing. The board of directors oversees the three levels of strategy in organizations: corporate, strategic business unit, and functional. See Figure 2-1. 40. The level in an organization where top management directs overall strategy for the entire organization is referred to as the A. corporate level. B. functional level. C. directive level. D. strategic level. E. tactical level. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—corporate level. 41. The corporate level refers to the level in an organization where top management A. develops marketing strategies and tactics for the marketing department to implement. B. directs overall strategy for the entire organization. C. executes all marketing program actions to ensure consistency of performance. D. develops overall sales projections not only for the short term but also for a period of at least two to five years. E. supervises the hiring, firing, and training of all marketing department personnel. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—corporate level. 42. The corporate level in an organization is where A. the department heads direct overall strategy for the entire organization. B. groups of specialists actually create value for the organization. C. a small number of people from different departments are mutually accountable to accomplish a task or a common set of performance goals. D. a subsidiary, division, or unit of an organization markets a set of related offerings to a clearly defined group of customers. E. top management directs overall strategy for the entire organization. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: The corporate level in an organization is where top management directs overall strategy for the entire organization. 43. The corporate level of an organization is the A. functional level. B. proxy for the board of directors. C. level of top management that directs overall strategy. D. most independent level of the business. E. strategic business unit level. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—corporate level. 44. The CEO of an organization A. is usually at the strategic business unit level. B. is usually a member of the board of directors. C. outranks the corporate level. D. does not oversee the daily operations. E. is typically also the CMO. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: The president or chief executive officer (CEO) is the highest ranking officer in the organization and is usually a member of its board of directors. This person must possess leadership skills ranging from overseeing the organization's daily operations to spearheading strategy planning efforts that may determine its very survival. 45. The highest-ranking person in an organization who oversees the organization's daily operations and spearheads its strategy planning efforts is often referred to as A. the corporate executive overseer. B. the chief executive officer. C. the corporate executive official. D. the chief marketing officer. E. the coordinating executive official. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: The chief executive officer (CEO) is the highest-ranking officer in the organization and is usually a member of its board of directors. This person must possess leadership skills ranging from overseeing the organization's daily operations to spearheading strategy planning efforts. 46. __________ have an increasingly important role in top management because of their ability to think strategically, bringing with them to the job multi-industry backgrounds, cross-functional management expertise, analytical skills, and intuitive marketing insights. A. Chief marketing officers (CMOs) B. Chief financial officers (CFOs) C. Chief executive officers (CEOs) D. Chief human resource officers (CHROs) E. Chief operating officers (COOs) AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Chief marketing officers (CMO) play an important role in top management and are characterized as possessing these skills. 47. Bill McDermott is the CEO of SAP, which is a company that sells expensive enterprise resource planning software to large and mid-sized companies. McDermott operates at the __________ level of his organization. A. business unit B. functional C. corporate D. strategic E. tactical AACSB: Knowledge Application Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Apply Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: The corporate level is where top management directs overall strategy for the entire organization. 48. Overseeing strategic marketing efforts at the corporate level would most likely be the responsibility of the A. CEO. B. CMO. C. CPM. D. CPO. E. COO. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: A CMO (chief marketing officer) is the head of marketing, operating at the corporate level of an organization. 49. __________ have an increasingly important role in top management because of their ability to think strategically, bringing to the job multi-industry backgrounds, cross-functional management expertise, analytical skills, and intuitive marketing insights. A. Chief marketing officers (CMOs) B. Chief financial officers (CFOs) C. Chief executive officers (CEOs) D. Chief human resource officers (CHROs) E. Chief operating officers (COOs) AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Chief marketing officers (CMO) play an important role in top management and are characterized as possessing these skills. 50. In recent years, many large firms have changed the title of the head of marketing from vice president of marketing to A. chief executive officer. B. corporate marketing official. C. coordinating marketing officer. D. chief marketing officer. E. corporate marketing executive. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: In recent years, many large firms have changed the title of the head of marketing from vice president of marketing to chief marketing officer (CMO). These CMOs have an increasingly important role in top management because of their ability to think strategically. 51. A strategic business unit (SBU) refers to A. a single product or service identification code used to identify items for strategic marketing planning purposes. B. a small number of people from different departments in an organization who are mutually accountable to accomplish a task or common set of performance goals. C. a strategic product that has a unique brand, size, or price. D. a privately owned franchise under the auspices of a larger group or organization bearing the same name. E. a subsidiary, division, or unit of an organization that markets a set of related offerings to a clearly defined group of customers. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—strategic business unit. 52. A subsidiary, division, or unit of an organization that markets a set of related offerings to a clearly defined group of customers is referred to as a A. strategic business unit. B. strategic industry level. C. private corporation. D. product grouping. E. marketing department. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—strategic business unit. 53. The level at which managers set a more specific strategic direction for their businesses to exploit value-creating opportunities is referred to as the A. marketing department level. B. strategic business unit level. C. corporate level. D. functional level. E. board of directors level. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—strategic business unit level. 54. The strategic business unit level A. works most directly with the organization's target customers. B. directs the overall strategy for the organization. C. is most likely to change substantially over time. D. provides more end-user analysis in order to design more customer-directed products. E. defines a more specific strategic direction to exploit value-creating opportunities. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Level Feedback: Text term definition—strategic business unit level. 55. Which of the following statements regarding an organization's strategic business unit level is most accurate? A. The strategic business unit level is the level that works most directly with an organization's targeted customers. B. The overall strategy for the organization is directed at the strategic business unit level. C. In the most complex organizations, the corporate level and the strategic business unit level may merge. D. More end-user analysis is provided at the strategic business unit level than at the functional level. E. The strategic direction is more specific at the strategic business unit level than at the corporate level. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: At the strategic business unit level, managers set a more specific strategic direction for their businesses to exploit value-creating opportunities. 56. The specialists within an organization who actually create value are usually a member of the A. strategic business unit level. B. functional level. C. corporate level. D. board of directors. E. CMO. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Large organizations usually consist of three organizational levels whose strategies are linked to marketing. The board of directors oversees the three levels of strategy in organizations: corporate, strategic business unit, and functional. Each strategic business unit has a functional level, where groups of specialists actually create value for the organization. See Figure 2-1. 57. Each strategic business unit has marketing and other specialized activities (e.g., finance, manufacturing, or research and development) at the __________ level, where groups of specialists actually create value for the organization. A. strategic B. corporate C. functional D. business unit E. compartmental AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—functional level. 58. The functional level in an organization is where A. groups of specialists actually create value for the organization. B. employees perform assigned tasks without actually having input into the decision making process. C. all financial outlays are made. D. all company hiring and firing occurs. E. the strategic planners in SBUs make all decisions regarding which product benefits will be promoted during a promotional campaign. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Text term definition—functional level. 59. People in the finance and the human resources departments traditionally operate at what organizational level? A. corporate level B. top management level C. strategic business unit level D. functional level E. stakeholder level AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: Specialized activities such as human resources, finance, research and development, operate at the functional level of the overall organization. See Figure 2-1. 60. At the functional level, the organization's strategic direction becomes A. much more manageable since its offerings have been finalized. B. the most specific and most focused in terms of implementing the company's goals. C. broader since for less complex firms, the corporate and functional levels may merge. D. more general to avoid the "not invented here syndrome" that could result in missed opportunities. E. the sole responsibility of the CEO. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: At the functional level, the organization's strategic direction becomes its most specific and focused. 61. Which of the following statements would most likely be heard at the functional level of an organization? A. "We need to divest our Canadian operations that are performing poorly." B. "How large a budget can we allot to the marketing department?" C. "We plan to implement a Facebook advertising initiative within 90 days." D. "We should hire the most culturally diverse cross-functional team possible in order to generate the best new-product ideas." E. "What dividends should we pay stockholders next quarter?" AACSB: Knowledge Application Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Apply Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: At the functional level, the organization's strategic direction becomes its most specific and focused. 62. Specialized functions such as marketing and finance are generally referred to as A. cross-functional teams. B. managerial groups. C. divisions. D. departments. E. strategic business units. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Define Marketing Feedback: Text term definition—department. 63. The key role of marketing includes A. supporting the board of directors. B. operating at the corporate level. C. looking outward by listening to customers. D. managing executives. E. delivering strategic business decisions. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Strategic Marketing Planning Feedback: A key role of the marketing department is to look outward by listening to customers, developing offerings, implementing marketing program actions, and then evaluating whether those actions are achieving the organization's goals. 64. At the functional level, the marketing department A. solicits talent from all levels of the organization for strategic corporate planning sessions. B. promotes its goals to the organization's stakeholders. C. looks outward, in part by listening to customers. D. develops the corporate culture. E. defines the overall strategic direction of the organization. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Role of the Marketing Manager Feedback: A key role of the marketing department is to look outward by listening to customers, developing and producing offerings, and implementing marketing program activities. 65. A key role of the marketing department is to "look outward." This is accomplished by A. allocating financial resources across strategic business units. B. communicating the vision of the marketing department forcefully enough to be incorporated into the overall mission of the company. C. forming cross-functional teams to help solve the organization's marketing problems. D. implementing new accounting regulations passed by legislators. E. listening to customers in order to inform decisions for developing and producing offerings. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Role of the Marketing Manager Feedback: A key role of the marketing department is to look outward by listening to customers, developing and producing offerings, and implementing marketing program activities. 66. Groups of a small number of people from different departments in an organization who are mutually accountable to accomplish a task or a common set of performance goals are referred to as A. designated teams. B. strategic business units. C. cross-functional teams. D. business committees. E. venture squads. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Role of the Marketing Manager Feedback: Text term definition—cross-functional teams. 67. Cross-functional teams refer to A. members of an organization who have been trained in multiple disciplines so they can easily move from one job to another as needed. B. situations where two departments within the same company have opposing views about how a product should be developed and managed. C. departments within an organization that carry out multiple functions due to financial constraints within the company. D. a small number of people from different departments in an organization who are mutually accountable to accomplish a task or a common set of performance goals. E. departments within an organization that manage the same product with distinctly different marketing programs to reach different target markets. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Role of the Marketing Manager Feedback: Text term definition—cross-functional teams. 68. When developing new offerings, marketing may provide staff to serve as part of __________, which consists of a small number of people from different departments who are mutually accountable to accomplish a task or a common set of performance goals. A. a cross-functional team B. a department C. a strategic business unit D. an organization E. a business consortium AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Role of the Marketing Manager Feedback: When developing marketing programs for new or improved offerings, an organization's senior management may form cross-functional teams. These consist of a small number of people from different departments who are mutually accountable to accomplish a task or a common set of performance goals. 69. On the northern tip of Goose Island in the Chicago River sits the William Wrigley Jr. Company's Global Innovation Center. Here, Wrigley creates new products using a joint effort by some 250 full-time food scientists, researchers, and marketers. The people who work in this center are most likely members of A. an innovation squad. B. a business consortium. C. a multiple strategic directional team. D. a strategic evaluation team. E. a cross-functional team. AACSB: Knowledge Application Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Apply Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Role of the Marketing Manager Feedback: Cross-functional teams are composed of a small number of people from different departments in an organization who are mutually accountable to accomplish a task or a common set of performance goals. 70. IBM regularly creates what it calls global action teams, which take people from functional groups and bring them together to work on large client projects. These global action teams are a type of A. innovation group. B. business consortium. C. tactical group. D. SWOT team. E. cross-functional team. AACSB: Knowledge Application Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Apply Learning Objective: 02-01 Describe three kinds of organizations and the three levels of strategy in them. Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Role of the Marketing Manager Feedback: Cross-functional teams consist of a small number of people from different departments who are mutually accountable to accomplish a task or a common set of performance goals. Sometimes these teams may have representatives from outside the organization, such as suppliers or customers, to assist them. 71. Successful organizations must be visionary, which includes the ability to A. develop strategies based on those that were successful in the past. B. be backward-looking, examining the past carefully to learn from mistakes. C. anticipate future events and respond quickly and effectively. D. hire the most culturally diverse team possible in order to generate the best new ideas. E. involve all stakeholders of the organization when defining its business mission. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: To be successful, today's organizations must be forward-looking. They must anticipate future events and respond quickly and effectively to those events. 72. In general, a visionary organization asks which three types of questions to specify its foundation, set a direction, and formulate strategies? A. why, when, where B. what, by whom, how C. how, when, where D. why, what, how E. who, why, when AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Today's visionary organization uses three key elements to: (1) specify its foundation (why does it exist? core values, mission/value, and organizational culture); (2) set a direction (what will it do? business definition, long- and short-term goals/objectives); and (3) formulate strategies (how will it do it? by level, by offering). See Figure 2-2. 73. Which of the following is one of the key elements of a visionary organization? A. set financial goals B. specify its foundation C. establish detailed marketing tactics D. assign job responsibilities E. establish an organizational chart AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Today's visionary organization uses three key elements to (1) specify its foundation, (2) set a direction, and (3) formulate strategies. See Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2 Figure 2-2 74. In Figure 2-2, Box A represents the "why" element of visionary organization. This is referred to as A. organizational foundation. B. organizational tactics. C. organizational mission. D. organizational direction. E. organizational strategies. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Today's visionary organization uses three key elements to (1) specify its foundation (why does it exist?); (2) set a direction (what will it do?); and (3) formulate strategies (how will it do it?). See Figure 2-2. 75. In Figure 2-2, B represents the "what" element of visionary organization. This is referred to as A. organizational tactics. B. organizational mission. C. organizational foundation. D. organizational direction. E. organizational strategies. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Today's visionary organization uses three key elements to (1) specify its foundation (why does it exist?); (2) set a direction (what will it do?); and (3) formulate strategies (how will it do it?). See Figure 2-2. 76. In Figure 2-2, C represents the "how" element of visionary organization. This is referred to as A. organizational tactics. B. organizational mission. C. organizational foundation. D. organizational direction. E. organizational strategies. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Today's visionary organization uses three key elements to (1) specify its foundation (why does it exist?); (2) set a direction (what will it do?); and (3) formulate strategies (how will it do it?). See Figure 2-2. 77. The philosophical reason for an organization's existence is referred to as its organizational A. strategy. B. direction. C. foundation. D. goal. E. business. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: An organization's foundation is its philosophical reason for being—why it exists. 78. An organization's foundation can be broken into three key elements: A. products, services, and ideas. B. business definition, long-term goals, and short-term objectives. C. board of directors, top management, and stakeholders. D. corporate-level strategies, SBU-level strategies, and functional-level strategies. E. core values, mission/vision, and organizational culture. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: An organizational foundation includes core values, mission (vision), and organizational culture. See Figure 2-2. 79. Which of the following statements regarding organizational foundation is most accurate? A. An organizational foundation specifies its goals. B. An organizational foundation defines the business that it is in. C. An organization's foundation empowers stakeholders to have a voice in the strategic marketing process. D. An organization's foundation is its philosophical reason for being—why it exists. E. An organization's foundation is the company, its product, and its customers. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: An organization's foundation says, "This is why we exist." Successful visionary organizations use it to provide guidance and inspiration to its employees through three elements: core values, mission (vision), and organizational culture. See Figure 2-2. 80. An organization's foundation includes all of these except which? A. organizational culture B. business definition C. vision D. core values E. mission AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: An organization's foundation includes core values, mission (interchangeable with vision), and organizational culture. See Figure 2-2. 81. An organization's foundation includes which of the following? A. core values B. business definition C. goals D. strategic levels E. offerings AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: An organization's foundation includes core values, mission (vision), and organizational culture. See Figure 2-2. 82. An organization's __________ are the fundamental, passionate, and enduring principles that guide its conduct over time. A. goals B. cultures C. strategies D. core values E. mission statements AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Key term definition—core values. 83. Core values refer to A. the cultural ethos of an organization. B. proprietary values of a firm. C. written mission statements that express an organization's goals and objectives. D. the personal moral and ethical codes of a firm's stakeholders. E. the fundamental, passionate, and enduring principles that guide an organization's conduct over time. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Remember Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: Key term definition—core values. 84. A firm's __________ are timeless, capturing its heart and soul, and serve to inspire and motivate its stakeholders. A. core values B. strategic goals C. offerings D. corporate culture E. corporate ethos AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational culture, business, and goals. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Developing a Competitive Strategy Feedback: An organization's core values are the fundamental, passionate, and enduring principles that guide its conduct over time. They capture the firm's heart and soul and serve to inspire and motivate its stakeholders. 85. An organization's core values are most effective when communicated to and supported by A. competitors. B. top management and employees. C. suppliers. D. resellers. E. government regulators. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 02-02 Describe core values, mission, organizational cult