Quiz Chapter 11

Building Resource Strengths and Organizational Capabilities

1. While crafting strategy is primarily a market-driven activity, implementing strategy is primarily a _______________ driven activity revolving around the management of ___________ and business _____________.

2. Companies don’t implement strategy, ___________ do.

3. Which is not one of the three actions taken to build a capable organization.

4.  What should rewards and incentives be tied with?

5. Capability building requires:

6.  What does GE do to develop a talented management team (Illustration Capsule 41) ?

7.  The eight strategy implementation tasks.

8.  Difference between centralized and decentralized decision making.

9.  What will be the characteristics of organizations in the future?