CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), which of the following aspects is part of the strategy process?
Strategy implementatin
? The industry
? The purpise if the irganizatin
? The cirpirate level
According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), which of the following aspects is part of the strategy content?
? The industry
The cirpirate level
? The purpise if the irganizatin
? Strategy implementatin
According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), what is NOT a part of the strategy process?
? Innivatng
? Changing
? Firming
Refectng
According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), what is NOT a distnggished context of strategy?
? Organizatinal cintext
Business cintext
? Industry cintext
? Internatinal cintext
De Wit & Meyer (2014) distnggish strategy tensions for several strategy topics. Which of the
following tensions is most relevant for the organizatonal context?
? Cimpliance vs. chiice
Cintril vs. chais
? Cimpettin vs. ciiperatin
? Respinsiveness vs. synergy
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,De Wit & Meyer (2014) distnggish strategy tensions for several strategy topics. Which of the
following tensions is most relevant for the corporate level strategy?
? Markets vs. resiurces
? Cintril vs. chais
? Cimpettin vs. ciiperatin
Respinsiveness vs. synergy.
De Wit & Meyer (2014) distnggish strategy tensions for several strategy topics. Which of the
following tension is most relevant for the strategy formaton?
? Ligic vs. creatvity
? Cintril vs. chais
Deliberateness vs. emergence
? Revilutin vs. evilutin
De Wit & Meyer (2014) claim to take a dialectcal approach. What do the agthors NOT menton as
an advantage of this approach?
? Stmulus fir bridging
Stmulus fir mitvatin
? Stmulus fir creatvity
? Range if ideas
MTV was the frst 24-hogr mgsic television network in the world with a global reach. Instead of
stcking to a globally standardized prodgct, based on a belief in global convergence, MTVss head of
internatonal actvites Mr. Roedy has acknowledged the need to go local. He wants to adapt MTV's
programming to meet natonal tastes. If MTV can fnd a way for reaping the advantages of
localizaton, while not losing too many of the benefts of globalizaton, what wogld this prodgct of
the best of both worlds be called?
Synthesis
? A dialectc
? A trade-if
? A pacifcatin
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,According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), what is the strategy tension for the network level of
strategy?
? Priftability vs. respinsibility
Cimpettin vs. ciiperatin
? Cintril vs. chais
? Glibalizatin vs. licalizatin
De Wit & Meyer (2014) discgss the diferent perspectves that do belong to certain strategy topics.
To what strategic topic do the following belong: ogtside-in and inside-ogt perspectves?
? Organizatinal cintext
? Netwirk level strategy
? Cirpirate level strategy
Business level strategy
De Wit & Meyer (2014) discgss the diferent perspectves that belong to certain strategy topics. To
what strategic topic do the following two perspectves belong: discrete and embedded
organizatons?
? Organizatinal cintext
Netwirk level strategy
? Cirpirate level strategy
? Business level strategy
De Wit & Meyer (2014) emphasize the importance of an internatonal perspectve. What is the
motvaton for the agthors do so?
? Because mire cimpanies ipen subsidiaries abriad
Ti questin whether theiries can be standardized glibally
? Because the paradix appriach is inly acceptable in the West
? Because strategy is less relevant fir cimpanies that inly iperate lically
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, CHAPTER 2 STRATEGIZING
What is, according to De Wit & Meyer (2014), the main issge of strategic thinking?
? The issue if strategic creatveness
The issue if strategic reasining
? The issue if strategy intuitin
? The issue if strategic cigitatin
De Wit & Meyer (2014) distnggish several levels of the strategic thinking process. Which of the
following levels do the agthors NOT menton?
Persinal level
? Applicatin level
? Operatng system level
? Hardware level
According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), which of the following elements of the strategic reasoning
process is best described by the following qgeston: “How shogld the problem be addressed”?
? Identfying
? Diagnising
Cinceiving
? Realizing
De Wit & Meyer (2014) appoint three factors that cagse the limitaton to hgman cognitve abilites.
Which of the following factors do the agthors NOT menton?
? Limited infirmatin sensing ability
? Limited infirmatin pricessing capacity
Limited infirmatin receiving capacity
? Limited infirmatin stirage capacity
According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), if the ratonal thinking perspectve is correct, what is the best
preparaton for strategic thinking?
Ti be trained in the scientfc traditin
? Ti be trained like a Chess grand master
? Ti be trained nit ti rely in riutnes and habits
? Ti be trained ti explicitly state ine’s persinal values and aspiratins
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According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), which of the following aspects is part of the strategy process?
Strategy implementatin
? The industry
? The purpise if the irganizatin
? The cirpirate level
According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), which of the following aspects is part of the strategy content?
? The industry
The cirpirate level
? The purpise if the irganizatin
? Strategy implementatin
According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), what is NOT a part of the strategy process?
? Innivatng
? Changing
? Firming
Refectng
According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), what is NOT a distnggished context of strategy?
? Organizatinal cintext
Business cintext
? Industry cintext
? Internatinal cintext
De Wit & Meyer (2014) distnggish strategy tensions for several strategy topics. Which of the
following tensions is most relevant for the organizatonal context?
? Cimpliance vs. chiice
Cintril vs. chais
? Cimpettin vs. ciiperatin
? Respinsiveness vs. synergy
1
,De Wit & Meyer (2014) distnggish strategy tensions for several strategy topics. Which of the
following tensions is most relevant for the corporate level strategy?
? Markets vs. resiurces
? Cintril vs. chais
? Cimpettin vs. ciiperatin
Respinsiveness vs. synergy.
De Wit & Meyer (2014) distnggish strategy tensions for several strategy topics. Which of the
following tension is most relevant for the strategy formaton?
? Ligic vs. creatvity
? Cintril vs. chais
Deliberateness vs. emergence
? Revilutin vs. evilutin
De Wit & Meyer (2014) claim to take a dialectcal approach. What do the agthors NOT menton as
an advantage of this approach?
? Stmulus fir bridging
Stmulus fir mitvatin
? Stmulus fir creatvity
? Range if ideas
MTV was the frst 24-hogr mgsic television network in the world with a global reach. Instead of
stcking to a globally standardized prodgct, based on a belief in global convergence, MTVss head of
internatonal actvites Mr. Roedy has acknowledged the need to go local. He wants to adapt MTV's
programming to meet natonal tastes. If MTV can fnd a way for reaping the advantages of
localizaton, while not losing too many of the benefts of globalizaton, what wogld this prodgct of
the best of both worlds be called?
Synthesis
? A dialectc
? A trade-if
? A pacifcatin
2
,According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), what is the strategy tension for the network level of
strategy?
? Priftability vs. respinsibility
Cimpettin vs. ciiperatin
? Cintril vs. chais
? Glibalizatin vs. licalizatin
De Wit & Meyer (2014) discgss the diferent perspectves that do belong to certain strategy topics.
To what strategic topic do the following belong: ogtside-in and inside-ogt perspectves?
? Organizatinal cintext
? Netwirk level strategy
? Cirpirate level strategy
Business level strategy
De Wit & Meyer (2014) discgss the diferent perspectves that belong to certain strategy topics. To
what strategic topic do the following two perspectves belong: discrete and embedded
organizatons?
? Organizatinal cintext
Netwirk level strategy
? Cirpirate level strategy
? Business level strategy
De Wit & Meyer (2014) emphasize the importance of an internatonal perspectve. What is the
motvaton for the agthors do so?
? Because mire cimpanies ipen subsidiaries abriad
Ti questin whether theiries can be standardized glibally
? Because the paradix appriach is inly acceptable in the West
? Because strategy is less relevant fir cimpanies that inly iperate lically
3
, CHAPTER 2 STRATEGIZING
What is, according to De Wit & Meyer (2014), the main issge of strategic thinking?
? The issue if strategic creatveness
The issue if strategic reasining
? The issue if strategy intuitin
? The issue if strategic cigitatin
De Wit & Meyer (2014) distnggish several levels of the strategic thinking process. Which of the
following levels do the agthors NOT menton?
Persinal level
? Applicatin level
? Operatng system level
? Hardware level
According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), which of the following elements of the strategic reasoning
process is best described by the following qgeston: “How shogld the problem be addressed”?
? Identfying
? Diagnising
Cinceiving
? Realizing
De Wit & Meyer (2014) appoint three factors that cagse the limitaton to hgman cognitve abilites.
Which of the following factors do the agthors NOT menton?
? Limited infirmatin sensing ability
? Limited infirmatin pricessing capacity
Limited infirmatin receiving capacity
? Limited infirmatin stirage capacity
According to De Wit & Meyer (2014), if the ratonal thinking perspectve is correct, what is the best
preparaton for strategic thinking?
Ti be trained in the scientfc traditin
? Ti be trained like a Chess grand master
? Ti be trained nit ti rely in riutnes and habits
? Ti be trained ti explicitly state ine’s persinal values and aspiratins
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