INTENDED STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
EMERGENT STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
PATTERNS OF STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
CHALLENGES FOR MANAGING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
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Which of the following is not one of the stages in the cycle for a large corporation? A. Initial Guidelines ; B. Business-level planning ; C. Corporate-level planning ; D. Next-level planning
D. Next-level planning
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What is RAP shorts for & what is the definition?
RAP (Resource Allocation Process) explanation of strategy development is that realized strategies emerge as a result of the way resources are allocated in organisations
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How many processes in Strategy Development in an organization?
3
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In developing strategy, which way should the organization choose when they are in a dynamic condition ? a. Forecasting b. Decentralization of organizations c. Scenario planning
c. Scenario planning
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One of the main dangers in the way in which formal systems of strategic planning have been employed is ... Confusing strategy with the plan ; B. Attachment to Reality ; C. Lack of investment ; D. Too much innovation
A. Confusing strategy with the plan
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Logical Incrementalism is the development of strategy by ... A. Theory ; B. Practice ; C. Experience ; D. Thinking
C. Experience
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Which process that can be met in stable market?
Planning (Logical) Incrementation
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What do managers need to learn if strategic planning systems are to be employed?
–They are not a substitute for other processes of strategy development -There needs to be realistic expectations of the role of strategic planning
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Q : Detachment from reality might be a danger in applying strategic planning because ... A. It makes the company too relaxed ; B. Information overload with no clear outcome ; C. Unfair power distribution ; D. Confusion with new information
B. Information overload with no clear outcome
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strategies develop as the outcome of processes of bargaining and negotiation among powerful internal or external interest groups. This is the ... view of strategy development. A. National ; B. Economical ; C. Experimental ; D. Political
D. Political
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Mention the dominant dimensions in strategy development process!
Planning (Logical) Incrementation, Incremental Cultural Political, Imposed Political
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True or False? In a static conditions in strategy development, the environment is relatively easy to understand and going through significant change
False
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Involving people in strategy development in a planning system would play what role? A. Physical ; B. Psychological ; C. Parental ; D. Involvement
B. Psychological
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Personal experience, competition for resources and influence, relative influence of stakeholders on different parts of an organization. These are the influencer to ... A. Organizationl Culture ; B. Organizational Politics ; C. Organizational Relation ; D. Organizational Work
B. Organizational Politics
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Q: An organisation that is going through rapid change, will very likely have different ....... from an organisation in a more steady state.
Strategy development processes
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Name 3 central tenets of organizational learning!
(page 422) –Managers facilitate rather than direct -Information flows and relatioinships between people are lateral , as well as vertical -Organisations are pluralistic, … -Experimentation is the norm, …
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It could be that the strategic leader has thought through the strategy analytically. This explains .. A. Strategic Leadership as design ; B. Strategic Leadership as vision ; C. Strategic Leadership as command, D. Strategic Leadership as mission
A. Strategic Leadership as design
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The cultural explanation of strategy development is ...
A : Strategy development occurs as the outcome of the taken-for-granted assumptions and behaviors in organizations. B. Organizational Politics
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Give example about Perceptions of how strategies developed
Senior executives tend to see strategy development more in terms of intended, rational, analytic planned processes whereas middle managers see strategy development more as the result of cultural and political processes.
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Give example about Perceptions of how strategies developed
Senior executives tend to see strategy development more in terms of intended, rational, analytic planned processes whereas middle managers see strategy development more as the result of cultural and political processes.
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