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Test Bank For Strategic Management, 6th Edition 2024
By Rothaermel Frank
All Chapters (1 – 12) | Expert Verified Answers | Grade A+
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Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
1. A good strategy allows a firm to achieve superior performance and sustainable competitive advantage without
regard to the external environment.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2. The following statement by the chief executive of MegaFilms movie studio should not be used as a strategy:
“We will produce the greatest films of the 21st century.”
⊚ true
⊚ false
3. The three tasks of the AFI strategy framework are to Assemble a prototype, Find a buyer, and Incorporate
feedback.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4. Questions asked during the strategy analysis stage of the AFI framework should include:
“What effects do forces in the external environment have on the firm’s potential to gain and sustain a competitive
advantage?”
⊚ true
⊚ false
5. Once a strategy has been formulated and implemented, it is important that the firm sticks to it no matter what
happens.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6. Because they are a crucial component of a firm’s success, customers are considered internal stakeholders.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7. A firm is required by society and its shareholders to meet its ethical and philanthropic responsibilities.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8. Stakeholder impact analysis provides a decision tool that helps strategic leaders recognize the needs of different
stakeholders.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
9. Juan wants to open his own hot dog restaurant but doesn’t know anything about business. He needs help determining
who his competition is, how he should craft his strategy to compete and how he’ll implement his strategy to achieve a
competitive advantage. He’s hired you to help him get started. As a result, you will probably use which of the following?
A) AFI strategy framework
B) Red Queen effect
C) competitive benchmarking
D) Stakeholder impact analysis
10. Roberta is interested in the concept of strategy and decides to create her own. As a result, Roberta says that her
strategy is to focus on competitive benchmarking to achieve competitive advantage. Which is the best evaluation of
Roberta’s statement?
A) Roberta’s strategy is clear, but she should provide more detail.
B) Roberta’s strategy reveals a clear strategic position and tradeoff, so she should proceed.
C) Roberta should reevaluate her statement because it fails to mention more than one strategy.
D) Roberta should reevaluate her statement because it fails to meet the principles of what a strategy should be.
11. Tony’s Pizza Shop is able to net $10,000 a week; this makes the shop profitable. Its number one competitor, Leo’s Pies,
is also profitable, netting $12,000 a week. Lil Anthony’s Pizza Palace nets $13,000 a week. Since Tony’s Pizza Shop is
profitable, we can conclude that it has a competitive advantage in its industry.
A) True — competitive advantage is achieved through profitability alone.
B) True — competitive advantage is achieved since Tony has a positive net income.
C) False — competitive advantage is only achieved by generating above average returns, relative to competition.
D) False — Tony more than likely has a sustained competitive advantage since he’s been in business longer.
12. Bill’s Auto & Airplane Repair shop is able to generate a positive net income of $10,000 a week, which is about the same
as the income of a close competitor. As a result, we can conclude that the two businesses also have a competitive parity in
the industry.
A) Correct — competitive advantage is achieved through profitability alone.
B) Correct — competitive advantage is achieved since Bill’s Auto & Airplane Repair shop has a positive net income.
C) Correct — competitive parity is a performance of two or more firms at the same level.
D) Incorrect — Bill’s Auto & Airplane Repair shop more than likely has a sustained competitive advantage because the
business is diversified.
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13. To better achieve a competitive advantage, firms must now adopt a holistic approach towards satisfying multiple
stakeholders as opposed to focusing on the needs of their shareholders. What term is used for this approach?
A) stakeholder strategy
B) internal shareholder strategy
C) value creation strategy
D) shareholder relationship strategy
14. All of the following are external stakeholders except which of the following?
A) customers
B) creditors
C) alliance partners
D) competitors
15. John is a bit confused about the difference between stakeholders and stockholders. You meet with John and inform
him that the main difference is that:
A) stakeholders are both internal and external to the firm while stockholders are considered external to the firm.
B) stakeholders are considered internal to the firm while stockholders are external to the firm.
C) stakeholders can be both internal and external while stockholders own shares of a firm and are classified as internal to
the firm.
D) stakeholders are external to the firm while stockholders are considered internal to the firm.
16. Which of the following three important stakeholder attributes should managers pay special close attention to in order
to better understand stakeholder impact analysis?
A) competitive advantage, economic value, and time
B) power, legitimacy, and urgency
C) grace under pressure, financial control, and reward power
D) shareholder rights plan, board representation and CEO influence
Most consumers and investors today want the firms they do business with to look beyond just the profit motive. In fact,
they want firms that behave legally and ethically while also giving back to their communities via philanthropic activities.
The framework that attempts to reconcile these wants is known as:
A) corporate social responsibility
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Test Bank For Strategic Management, 6th Edition 2024
By Rothaermel Frank
All Chapters (1 – 12) | Expert Verified Answers | Grade A+
1|Page
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Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
1. A good strategy allows a firm to achieve superior performance and sustainable competitive advantage without
regard to the external environment.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2. The following statement by the chief executive of MegaFilms movie studio should not be used as a strategy:
“We will produce the greatest films of the 21st century.”
⊚ true
⊚ false
3. The three tasks of the AFI strategy framework are to Assemble a prototype, Find a buyer, and Incorporate
feedback.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4. Questions asked during the strategy analysis stage of the AFI framework should include:
“What effects do forces in the external environment have on the firm’s potential to gain and sustain a competitive
advantage?”
⊚ true
⊚ false
5. Once a strategy has been formulated and implemented, it is important that the firm sticks to it no matter what
happens.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6. Because they are a crucial component of a firm’s success, customers are considered internal stakeholders.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7. A firm is required by society and its shareholders to meet its ethical and philanthropic responsibilities.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8. Stakeholder impact analysis provides a decision tool that helps strategic leaders recognize the needs of different
stakeholders.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
9. Juan wants to open his own hot dog restaurant but doesn’t know anything about business. He needs help determining
who his competition is, how he should craft his strategy to compete and how he’ll implement his strategy to achieve a
competitive advantage. He’s hired you to help him get started. As a result, you will probably use which of the following?
A) AFI strategy framework
B) Red Queen effect
C) competitive benchmarking
D) Stakeholder impact analysis
10. Roberta is interested in the concept of strategy and decides to create her own. As a result, Roberta says that her
strategy is to focus on competitive benchmarking to achieve competitive advantage. Which is the best evaluation of
Roberta’s statement?
A) Roberta’s strategy is clear, but she should provide more detail.
B) Roberta’s strategy reveals a clear strategic position and tradeoff, so she should proceed.
C) Roberta should reevaluate her statement because it fails to mention more than one strategy.
D) Roberta should reevaluate her statement because it fails to meet the principles of what a strategy should be.
11. Tony’s Pizza Shop is able to net $10,000 a week; this makes the shop profitable. Its number one competitor, Leo’s Pies,
is also profitable, netting $12,000 a week. Lil Anthony’s Pizza Palace nets $13,000 a week. Since Tony’s Pizza Shop is
profitable, we can conclude that it has a competitive advantage in its industry.
A) True — competitive advantage is achieved through profitability alone.
B) True — competitive advantage is achieved since Tony has a positive net income.
C) False — competitive advantage is only achieved by generating above average returns, relative to competition.
D) False — Tony more than likely has a sustained competitive advantage since he’s been in business longer.
12. Bill’s Auto & Airplane Repair shop is able to generate a positive net income of $10,000 a week, which is about the same
as the income of a close competitor. As a result, we can conclude that the two businesses also have a competitive parity in
the industry.
A) Correct — competitive advantage is achieved through profitability alone.
B) Correct — competitive advantage is achieved since Bill’s Auto & Airplane Repair shop has a positive net income.
C) Correct — competitive parity is a performance of two or more firms at the same level.
D) Incorrect — Bill’s Auto & Airplane Repair shop more than likely has a sustained competitive advantage because the
business is diversified.
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13. To better achieve a competitive advantage, firms must now adopt a holistic approach towards satisfying multiple
stakeholders as opposed to focusing on the needs of their shareholders. What term is used for this approach?
A) stakeholder strategy
B) internal shareholder strategy
C) value creation strategy
D) shareholder relationship strategy
14. All of the following are external stakeholders except which of the following?
A) customers
B) creditors
C) alliance partners
D) competitors
15. John is a bit confused about the difference between stakeholders and stockholders. You meet with John and inform
him that the main difference is that:
A) stakeholders are both internal and external to the firm while stockholders are considered external to the firm.
B) stakeholders are considered internal to the firm while stockholders are external to the firm.
C) stakeholders can be both internal and external while stockholders own shares of a firm and are classified as internal to
the firm.
D) stakeholders are external to the firm while stockholders are considered internal to the firm.
16. Which of the following three important stakeholder attributes should managers pay special close attention to in order
to better understand stakeholder impact analysis?
A) competitive advantage, economic value, and time
B) power, legitimacy, and urgency
C) grace under pressure, financial control, and reward power
D) shareholder rights plan, board representation and CEO influence
Most consumers and investors today want the firms they do business with to look beyond just the profit motive. In fact,
they want firms that behave legally and ethically while also giving back to their communities via philanthropic activities.
The framework that attempts to reconcile these wants is known as:
A) corporate social responsibility
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