Test Bank for Strategic Management Text and Cases 9th Edition Dess / All
Chapters 1 - 12 / Full Complete And Updated!!!!
,TEST BANK STRATEGIC x x
MANAGEMENT,TEST AND CASES 9TH
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EDITION BY DESS
x x x
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
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result of the quality of her leadership. According to the text, this would be an example of the
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"romantic" perspective of leadership.
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Answer: TRUE x
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
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leadership, the company reported a 19.5-million-dollar loss for 2016 after having reported a
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73.8-million-dollar profit for the previous year under its previous CEO.
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Difficulty: 2 Medium x x
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
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Learning Objective: 01-01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes.
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Bloom's: Understand
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AACSB: Analytical Thinking
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
x x x
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 x
Explanation: According to the textbook, this is the definition of strategic management.
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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
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Learning Objective: 01-01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes.
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Bloom's: Remember
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AACSB: Knowledge Application
x x
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
x x x
3) Management innovations such as total quality, just-in-time, benchmarking, business process
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reengineering, and outsourcing are important but not enough for building sustainable competitive
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advantage.
x
Answer: TRUE x
Explanation: Sustainable competitive advantage cannot be achieved through operational
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effectiveness alone. Popular management innovations of the last two decades like total quality,
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just-in-time, benchmarking, business process reengineering, and outsourcing are concerned with
x x x x x x x x x x
operational effectiveness.
x x
Difficulty: 2 Medium x x
,Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
x x x x x x
Learning Objective: 01-01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes.
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Bloom's: Understand
x x
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
x x
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
x x x
4) Trade-off decisions between effectiveness and efficiency are important in the practice of
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, strategic management.
x
Answer: TRUE x
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
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difference between doing the right thing (effectiveness) and doing things right (efficiency).
x x x x x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: 2 Medium x x
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
x x x x x x
Learning Objective: 01-01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
Bloom's: Understand
x x
AACSB: Analytical Thinkingx x
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
x x x
5) According to Henry Mintzberg, a management scholar, most firms do not realize their original
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intended strategy.
x x
Answer: TRUE x
Explanation: Henry Mintzberg states that the intended strategy rarely survives in its original
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form. Unforeseen environmental developments, unanticipated resource constraints, or changes in
x x x x x x x x x x
managerial preferences may result in at least some parts of the intended strategy remaining
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
unrealized. On the other hand, good managers will want to take advantage of a new opportunity
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presented by the environment, even if it was not part of the original set of intentions.
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Difficulty: 2 Medium x x
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
x x x x x x
Learning Objective: 01-02 The strategic management process and its three interrelated and
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principal activities.
x x
Bloom's: Understand x
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
x x x
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation x x
6) The final realized strategy of a firm is a combination of deliberate and time-tested strategies
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only.
x
Answer: FALSE x
Explanation: Realized strategy is that strategy of a firm in which organizational decisions are
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determined by both analysis and unforeseen environmental developments, unanticipated resource
x x x x x x x x x x
constraints, and/or changes in managerial preferences.
x x x x x x
Difficulty: 2 Medium x x
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
x x x x x x
Learning Objective: 01-02 The strategic management process and its three interrelated and
x x x x x x x x x x x
principal activities.
x x
Bloom's: Understand x
AACSB: Knowledge Application
x x
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
x x x
Chapters 1 - 12 / Full Complete And Updated!!!!
,TEST BANK STRATEGIC x x
MANAGEMENT,TEST AND CASES 9TH
x x x x
EDITION BY DESS
x x x
Strategic Management: Text and Cases, 9e (Dess)
x x x x x x
Chapter 1 Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages
x x x x x x
1) Lands' End's failure under the leadership of Ms. Frederica Marchionni was said to be a direct
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
result of the quality of her leadership. According to the text, this would be an example of the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
"romantic" perspective of leadership.
x x x x
Answer: TRUE x
Explanation: In the romantic view of leadership, the implicit assumption is that the leader is the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
key force in determining an organization's success or lack thereof. Under Ms. Marchionni's
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
leadership, the company reported a 19.5-million-dollar loss for 2016 after having reported a
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
73.8-million-dollar profit for the previous year under its previous CEO.
x x x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: 2 Medium x x
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
x x x x x x
Learning Objective: 01-01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
Bloom's: Understand
x x
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
x x
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
x x x
2) Strategic management consists of the analyses, decisions, and actions an organization
x x x x x x x x x x
undertakes in order to create and sustain competitive advantages.
x x x x x x x x x
Answer: TRUE x
Explanation: According to the textbook, this is the definition of strategic management.
x x x x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: 1 Easy
x x x
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
x x x x x x
Learning Objective: 01-01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
Bloom's: Remember
x x
AACSB: Knowledge Application
x x
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
x x x
3) Management innovations such as total quality, just-in-time, benchmarking, business process
x x x x x x x x x
reengineering, and outsourcing are important but not enough for building sustainable competitive
x x x x x x x x x x x x
advantage.
x
Answer: TRUE x
Explanation: Sustainable competitive advantage cannot be achieved through operational
x x x x x x x x
effectiveness alone. Popular management innovations of the last two decades like total quality,
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
just-in-time, benchmarking, business process reengineering, and outsourcing are concerned with
x x x x x x x x x x
operational effectiveness.
x x
Difficulty: 2 Medium x x
,Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
x x x x x x
Learning Objective: 01-01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
Bloom's: Understand
x x
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
x x
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
x x x
4) Trade-off decisions between effectiveness and efficiency are important in the practice of
x x x x x x x x x x x
, strategic management.
x
Answer: TRUE x
Explanation: The fourth attribute of strategic management is that it involves the recognition of
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
trade-offs between effectiveness and efficiency. Some authors have referred to this as the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
difference between doing the right thing (effectiveness) and doing things right (efficiency).
x x x x x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: 2 Medium x x
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
x x x x x x
Learning Objective: 01-01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
Bloom's: Understand
x x
AACSB: Analytical Thinkingx x
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
x x x
5) According to Henry Mintzberg, a management scholar, most firms do not realize their original
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
intended strategy.
x x
Answer: TRUE x
Explanation: Henry Mintzberg states that the intended strategy rarely survives in its original
x x x x x x x x x x x x
form. Unforeseen environmental developments, unanticipated resource constraints, or changes in
x x x x x x x x x x
managerial preferences may result in at least some parts of the intended strategy remaining
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
unrealized. On the other hand, good managers will want to take advantage of a new opportunity
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
presented by the environment, even if it was not part of the original set of intentions.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: 2 Medium x x
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
x x x x x x
Learning Objective: 01-02 The strategic management process and its three interrelated and
x x x x x x x x x x x
principal activities.
x x
Bloom's: Understand x
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
x x x
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation x x
6) The final realized strategy of a firm is a combination of deliberate and time-tested strategies
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
only.
x
Answer: FALSE x
Explanation: Realized strategy is that strategy of a firm in which organizational decisions are
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
determined by both analysis and unforeseen environmental developments, unanticipated resource
x x x x x x x x x x
constraints, and/or changes in managerial preferences.
x x x x x x
Difficulty: 2 Medium x x
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
x x x x x x
Learning Objective: 01-02 The strategic management process and its three interrelated and
x x x x x x x x x x x
principal activities.
x x
Bloom's: Understand x
AACSB: Knowledge Application
x x
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
x x x
