BUSINESS STRATEGY SWOT ANALYSIS AND
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT QUESTION BANK
2026
◉ Which of the following statements about developing resources
and capabilities is true?
Multiple choice question.
- If a company is relying on a strategy that has succeeded in the past,
managers may still need to refresh the company's resources and
capabilities.
- Successful companies rarely adopt strategies that require the
addition of new resources and capabilities.
- Building resources and capabilities is critical only when a company
is implementing a new strategy.
- If a company is implementing a new strategy, it is likely that
managers can get by on existing resources and capabilities.
Answer: If a company is relying on a strategy that has succeeded in
the past, managers may still need to refresh the company's
resources and capabilities.
◉ To limit the risk associated with outsourcing, many companies
outsource
, Multiple choice question.
- strategically less important activities.
- only after consulting directly with activist groups.
- strategically more important activities.
- to companies based overseas rather than within national
boundaries.
Answer: strategically less important activities.
◉ Which of the following statements about the organizational
structure of a business is true?
Multiple choice question.
- Most successful firms pay little attention to how well their
organizational structure matches the requirements of executing
their strategy.
- It is a hard-and-fast rule that a firm's organizational structure
should be matched to the particular requirements of its strategy
implementation.
- It is a hard-and-fast rule that a growing company must wait a long
period of time before its strategy and its organizational structure are
aligned.
- There is a large set of hard-and-fast rules dictating how the
organization of work should support strategy execution.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT QUESTION BANK
2026
◉ Which of the following statements about developing resources
and capabilities is true?
Multiple choice question.
- If a company is relying on a strategy that has succeeded in the past,
managers may still need to refresh the company's resources and
capabilities.
- Successful companies rarely adopt strategies that require the
addition of new resources and capabilities.
- Building resources and capabilities is critical only when a company
is implementing a new strategy.
- If a company is implementing a new strategy, it is likely that
managers can get by on existing resources and capabilities.
Answer: If a company is relying on a strategy that has succeeded in
the past, managers may still need to refresh the company's
resources and capabilities.
◉ To limit the risk associated with outsourcing, many companies
outsource
, Multiple choice question.
- strategically less important activities.
- only after consulting directly with activist groups.
- strategically more important activities.
- to companies based overseas rather than within national
boundaries.
Answer: strategically less important activities.
◉ Which of the following statements about the organizational
structure of a business is true?
Multiple choice question.
- Most successful firms pay little attention to how well their
organizational structure matches the requirements of executing
their strategy.
- It is a hard-and-fast rule that a firm's organizational structure
should be matched to the particular requirements of its strategy
implementation.
- It is a hard-and-fast rule that a growing company must wait a long
period of time before its strategy and its organizational structure are
aligned.
- There is a large set of hard-and-fast rules dictating how the
organization of work should support strategy execution.
