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MGT603 Solved MCQs from Book by David (chap 7b)
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Multiple Choice
The Nature of Strategy Implementation
1. Which of the following skills is most important for successful strategy implementation?
a. Conceptual
b. Motivating
c. Integrative
d. Analytical
e. Planning
Ans: b Page: 236
133. Strategy formulation
a. is managing forces during the action.
b. focuses on effectiveness.
c. is primarily an operational process.
d. requires coordination among many people.
e. all of the above.
Ans: b Page: 236
134. Which of these is true about strategy implementation?
a. It is positioning forces before the action.
b. It focuses on effectiveness.
c. It is primarily an operational process.
d. It is primarily an intellectual process.
e. All of these.
Ans: d Page: 236
135. On what does strategy implementation focus?
a. Effectiveness
b. Intellectual skills
c. Efficiency
d. Coordination among a few people
e. All of these
Ans: c Page: 236
136. Strategy implementation is primarily a(n) __________ process.
a. intellectual
b. operational
c. analytical
d. intuitive
e. top-management
Ans: b Page: 236
Annual Objectives
137. How are objectives in the areas of profitability, growth and market share commonly established?
a. Business segment
b. Geographic location
c. Customer groups
d. Product
e. All of the above
Ans: e Page: 238
138. All of the following are tasks of strategy implementation except
a. establishing long-term objectives.
b. establishing annual objectives.
c. establishing policies.
d. allocating resources.
Ans: a Page: 238
139. Establishing objectives is a
a. top-level activity.
b. centralized activity.
c. decentralized activity.
d. centralized-decentralized activity.
Ans: c Page: 238
140. Considerable time and effort should be devoted to assuring objectives are well conceived because they represent the basis for
a. monitoring processes.
b. establishing divisional priorities.
c. allocating resources.
d. all of the above.
Ans: d Page: 238
141. Because annual objectives __________________, they are important for strategy implementation.
a. represent the basis for allocating resources
b. are a primary mechanism for evaluating managers
c. help establish organizational, divisional and departmental strategies
d. All of these
e. None of these
Ans: d Page: 238
142. Which of the following is not true about objectives?
a. They should be communicated throughout the organization.
b. They should have an appropriate time dimension.
c. They should incorporate policies.
d. They should be measurable.
Ans: c Page: 238-240
143. Which of the following terms should be avoided when writing objective statements?
a. Maximize
b. Minimize
c. As soon as possible
d. Adequate
e. All of the above
Ans: e Page: 240
144. Which of these would not be a good objective statement?
a. Increase production of product A by 15 percent yearly
b. Reduce overhead costs 2 percent yearly
c. Increase the number of customers yearly by 50
d. Increase inventory sufficient to meet yearly increases in demand
e. All of the above are good objective statements
Ans: d Page: 240
145. What should annual objectives be?
a. As specific as possible
b. As general as possible
c. Tied into short-term profits
d. Similar to long-term objectives
Ans: a Page: 240
Policies
146. A(n) __________ would not be considered a policy.
a. rule
b. form
c. milestone
d. administrative practice
e. method
Ans: c Page: 240
147. Policies are not necessary to
a. encourage.
b. limit.
c. evaluate.
d. guide.
e. support.
Ans: c Page: 240
148. The term policy does not incorporate the term
a. objective.
b. procedure.
c. dorm.
d. constraint.
e. method.
Ans: a Page: 240
149. What are guidelines, methods, procedures, rules, forms and administrative practices known as?
a. Long-term objectives
b. Policies
c. Annual objectives
d. Strategies
e. Goals
Ans: b Page: 240
150. __________ policies apply throughout an organization.
a. Corporate
b. Divisional
c. Departmental
d. Financial
Ans: a Page: 241
151. Which of the following could be a marketing policy?
a. Offer management development seminars
b. Raise the dividend payout yearly
c. Monitor process improvements weekly
d. Offer a limited warranty
e. Issue bonds
Ans: d Page: 241
152. Which of the following issues may not require a management policy?
a. To establish a high- or low-safety stock of inventory
b. To encourage moonlighting
c. To offer numerous or few employee benefits
d. To discourage insider trading
e. To promote from within to or to hire from the outside
Ans: b Page: 241
Resource Allocation
153. ____________ is a central management activity that allows for strategy execution.
a. Policy-making
b. Goal-setting
c. Establishing annual objectives
d. Resource allocation
e. Conflict
Ans: d Page: 241
154. All organizations have what four types of resources?
a. Buildings, money, human and goodwill
b. Human, computers, boards of directors and physical
c. Financial, physical, human and technological
d. Accounting, marketing, management and financial
Ans: c Page: 242
155. Which of the following are not resources that can be used by an organization to achieve desired objectives?
a. Financial resources
b. Natural resources
c. Technological resources
d. Physical resources
Ans: b Page: 242
156. ________________ is not a major factor that commonly prohibits effective resource allocation.
a. Underprotection of resources
b. Company politics
c. Vague strategy targets
d. Reluctance to take risks
Ans: a Page: 242
Managing Conflict
157. A disagreement between two or more parties on one or more issues is called a(n)
a. integrated solution.
b. conflict.
c. compromise.
d. diffusion.
e. avoidance.
Ans: b Page: 243
158. Conflict in an organization is
a. always bad.
b. always good.
c. sometimes good and sometimes bad.
d. a sign of bankruptcy.
e. avoidable.
Ans: c Page: 243
159. What are three categories of approaches for managing and resolving conflict?
a. Avoidance, diffusion and confrontation
b. Avoidance, payoff and diffusion
c. Confrontation, ignorance and objectivity
d. Buy, sell and hold
e. There are no good ways to manage conflict
Ans: a Page: 243
160. Which of the following is not a category of approaches for minimizing and resolving conflict?
a. Consistency
b. Avoidance
c. Confrontation
d. Diffusion
Ans: a Page: 243
161. Physically separating the conflicting individuals (groups) represents the __________ conflict management/resolution approach.
a. consistency
b. diffusion
c. infusion
d. avoidance
e. confrontation
Ans: d Page: 243
162. Holding a meeting at which conflicting parties present their views and work through their differences represents a(n) __________ approach to conflict management.
a. infusion
b. compromise
c. diffusion
d. avoidance
e. confrontation
Ans: e Page: 243
163. What strategy includes playing down the differences between conflicting parties while accenting their similarities and common interests, or compromising so that there is neither a clear winner nor loser?
a. Avoidance
b. Diffusion
c. Confrontation
d. Infusion
e. None of the above
Ans: b Page: 243
164. Which of the following statements is false?
a. Conflict is unavoidable in large organizations.
b. Avoiding conflict is an approach for minimizing and resolving conflict.
c. Conflict can have positive consequences in all organizations.
d. Conflict is avoidable in small organizations.
e. One can defuse conflict by playing it down.
Ans: d Page: 243
165. Why do changes in company strategy often require changes in the way an organization is structured?
a. Structure dictates how goals and objectives will be established
b. Structure dictates authority over projects
c. Structure dictates how resources will be obtained
d. Structure dictates strategy
Ans: a Page: 243
Matching Structure with Strategy
166. What type of organizational structure do most small businesses follow?
a. Divisional structure by product
b. Functional structure
c. Divisional structure by customer
d. Matrix structure
e. Process type structure
Ans: b Page: 244
167. Medium-sized firms tend to use a __________ structure.
a. divisional
b. matrix
c. SBU
d. functional
e. process
Ans: a Page: 244
168. Which of the following statements is false?
a. Small firms tend to be functionally structured.
b. Small firms tend to be centralized.
c. Medium-sized firms tend to be divisionally structured.
d. Medium-sized firms tend to be decentralized.
e. Large firms that use an SBU structure often violate the unity-of-command principle.
Ans: e Page: 244
169. For a given strategy or type of organization, ____________ optimal organizational design or structure.
a. matrix structure is the
b. functional structure is the
c. division structure is the
d. SBU structure is the
e. there is no one
Ans: e Page: 244
170. What is the major disadvantage of a functional structure?
a. It forces accountability to the top
b. It enhances career development opportunities
c. It is often characterized by high employee morale
d. All of the above
Ans: a Page: 245
171. __________ is not one of the basic ways a divisional structure can be organized.
a. By geographic area
b. By product or service
c. By customer
d. By process
e. By cost
Ans: e Page: 245
172. Which organizational structure is the most commonly used in the United States?
a. Decentralized
b. Divisional
c. Functional
d. Strategic business unit
e. Matrix
Ans: c Page: 245
173. A _______________ structure is the most simple and inexpensive.
a. departmental
b. Strategic business unit
c. functional
d. decentralized
e. process
Ans: c Page: 245
174. Accountability is clearest in the ____________ structure.
a. matrix
b. divisional
c. functional
d. centralized
e. unorganized
Ans: b Page: 246
175. Which of these is an advantage of a divisional organizational structure?
a. Clear efficiency
b. Inexpensive to implement
c. Career development opportunities for managers
d. Simplicity
e. Functionality
Ans: c Page: 246
176. A divisional structure by product form of organization is most effective when
a. special emphasis needs to be placed on specific customers.
b. an organization offers many products.
c. different marketing approaches are required for various products.
d. All of the above
Ans: d Page: 246
177. A divisional structure by geographic area is most appropriate when
a. organizations have similar branch facilities located in widely dispersed areas.
b. an organization offers only a limited number of products or services.
c. strict control and attention to product lines are needed.
d. an organization has many skilled managers.
e. the firm serves one geographic area.
Ans: a Page: 246
178. A major disadvantage of a __________ structure is the role of the group vice president being ambiguous.
a. functional
b. divisional
c. strategic business unit (SBU)
d. matrix
e. process
Ans: c Page: 247
179. When a few major customers are of paramount importance and many different services are provided to these customers, the best divisional structure is
a. by geographic area.
b. by customer.
c. by product.
d. by process.
e. by cost.
Ans: b Page: 247
180. Which is the most costly type of structure?
a. Departmental
b. Divisional
c. Functional
d. Centralized
e. SBU
Ans: e Page: 247
181. A bussing company that organizes activities around customer groups such as colleges, secondary schools and private schools is an example of which type of structure?
a. Divisional
b. Centralized
c. Strategic business unit
d. Matrix
e. Customer design
Ans: a Page: 247
182. Which of the following characteristics does not contribute to the overall complexity of a matrix structure?
a. Dual lines of budget authority
b. Violation of the unity-of-command principle
c. Extensive delegation of authority
d. Shared authority
e. Synergy
Ans: c Page: 248
183. __________ is the most complex structure.
a. Divisional
b. SBU
c. Matrix
d. Functional
e. Geographic
Ans: c Page: 248
Restructuring, Reengineering, and E-Engineering
184. Restructuring is also referred to as
a. starting over.
b. delayering.
c. diversifying.
d. job security.
e. integrating.
Ans: b Page: 248
185. ________________ is concerned primarily with shareholder well-being rather than employee well-being.
a. Benchmarking
b. Reengineering
c. Product redesign
d. Process management
e. Restructuring
Ans: e Page: 248
186. All of these except ________________ are known as restructuring.
a. process management
b. downsizing
c. right-sizing
d. delayering
e. benchmarking
Ans: a Page: 249
187. ____________ involves reconfiguring or redesigning work, jobs and processes for the purpose of improving costs, quality, service and speed.
a. Restructuring
b. Downsizing
c. Reengineering
d. Delayering
e. Benchmarking
Ans: c Page: 249
188. Which of these involves comparing a firm against the best firms in the industry on a wide variety of performance-related criteria?
a. Restructuring
b. Process redesign
c. Reengineering
d. Delayering
e. Benchmarking
Ans: e Page: 250
189. The primary benefit sought from restructuring is
a. employee involvement.
b. cost reduction.
c. increased morale.
d. increased number of hierarchical levels in the organization.
Ans: b Page: 250
190. What percent of employees say they want nothing to do with management, i.e., sentiment against joining management ranks?
a. 20
b. 39
c. 48
d. 80
e. 65
Ans: d Page: 250
191. Which of these is not a cornerstone of reengineering?
a. Decentralization
b. Reciprocal interdependence
c. Information sharing
d. Delayering
Ans: d Page: 251