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weintendtomakethesemovestooutmaneuverourrivals."
D) "
amongallthepathswecouldhavechosen,wehavedecidedtofocusonthesemarketsandcustomerneeds,competeinthisfashion,allocateourresourcesandenergiesintheseways,andusetheseparticularapproachestodoingbusiness."
E) "
thisisourvisionofwhatourbusinesswillbelikeintheyearstocome."
Answer:
DDifficulty:
Medium
2. Inasingle-businesscompany,thestrategy-makinghierarchyconsistsof
A) businessstrategyandfunctionalstrategies.
B) businessstrategy,functionalstrategies,andoperatingstrategies.
C) businessstrategyandoperatingstrategy.
D) managerialstrategy,businessstrategy,functionalstrategies,andoperatingstrategies.
E) corporatestrategy,functionalstrategies,andoperatingstrategies.
BDifficulty:
3. SWOTanalysisis
A) ahelpfultoolforpredictingwhetherthecompany'
svaluechainiscostcompetitive.
B) simpletoolforsizingupacompany'
sresourcecapabilitiesanddeficiencies,itsmarketopportunities,andtheexternalthreatstoitsfuturewell-being.
C) ahelpfultoolforevaluatingwhetheracompanyiscompetitivelystrongerthanitsclosestrivals.
D) ahelpfultoolforbenchmarkingwhetherafirm'
sstrategyiscloselymatchedtoindustrykeysuccessfactors.
E) ahelpfultoolforidentifyingthereasonswhyacompanyisorisnotprofitable.
Easy
4.Acompany'
sactualstrategyis
A) mostlyhiddentooutsideviewandisknownonlytotop-levelmanagers.
B) typicallyplannedwellinadvanceandusuallydeviateslittlefromtheplannedsetofactionsandbusinessapproachesbecauseoftherisksofmakingon-the-spotchanges.
C) bestdelegatedtothecompany'
sboardofdirectorsbecauseoftheirfiduciaryresponsibility,theirultimateresponsibilityforthecompany'
swell-being,andtheirstrongbusinessexpertise.
D) partlyproactiveandpartlyreactivetochangingcircumstances.
E) partlyafunctionofthestrategicvision,partlyafunctionofthetargetstrategicandfinancialobjectives,partlyafunctionofmarketopportunities,andpartlyafunctionofthestrategiesbeingusedbyrivalcompanies(particularlythosecompaniesthatareindustryleaders).
5. Factorsthatcausetherivalryamongcompetingsellerstobeweakinclude
A) lowbuyerswitchingcosts.
B) rapidgrowthinbuyerdemandandhighbuyercoststoswitchbrands.
C) highcostsofexitingthemarketascomparedtothecostsofenteringthemarket.
D) asetofcompetitorsthatarequitediverseintermsoftheirstrategies,objectives,andcountriesoforigin.
E) conditionswhereitiscustomaryforrivalstocollaboratecloselywithboththeirsuppliersandtheircustomers.
6. Thecompetitiveforceofsubstituteproductstendstobestrongerinagivenmarketwhen
A) buyersarerelativelycomfortablewithusingsubstitutesandthecoststobuyersofswitchingovertothesubstitutesarelow.
B) buyersviewsubstitutesaslikelytobeinshortsupplyfromtimetotime.
C) thequalityandperformanceofthesubstitutesiswellabovewhatbuyersneedtomeettheirrequirements.
D) buyershavehighpsychiccostsinseveringexistingbrandrelationshipsandestablishingnewones.
E) whendemandfortheindustry'
sproductisnotverypricesensitive.
ADifficulty:
7.Achievingacostadvantageoverrivalsentails
A) concentratingonanarrowportionofthevaluechainandabandoningallotheractivitiesthatcreatecosts.
B) beingafirst-moverinpursuingbackwardandforwardintegrationandcontrollingasmuchofthevaluechainaspossible.
C) outmanagingrivalsincontrollingthecostdriversandfindingcreativewaystocutcost-producingactivitiesoutofthevaluechain.
D) beingaheavyuserofoffensivestrategiesandalightuserofdefensivestrategies.
E) producingastandardproduct,redesigningtheproductinfrequently,andhavingminimaladvertising.
CDifficulty:
Medium
8.Acompany'
sstrategicvisionisbestconceivedas
A) aroadmapofacompany'
sfuture—apictureofitsdestinationandmanagement'
srationaleforgoingthere.
B) whatbusinessthecompanyispresentlyinandwhyitdoescertainthingsintryingtopleaseitscustomers.
C) management'
sstorylineofhowitintendstomakeaprofitwiththechosenstrategy.
whoweareandwhatwedo."
E) thegeneralstrategicoutlineofwhattheenterprisewillneedtodotooutmaneuverrivalsandachieveacompetitiveadvantage.
9. Businessstrategyconcerns
A) theactionsandapproachescraftedbymanagementtoproducesuccessfulperformanceinonespecificlineofbusiness.
B) whatbusinesstobeinandwhy
C) whichofseveralbusinessmodelstouseinpursuingcompanyobjectives.
D) whichofseveralcompetitiveadvantagestoputofthecompany'
sresourcesbehind.
E) Allofthese.
10.Acompanyattemptingtobesuccessfulwithadifferentiationstrategyhasto
A) studybuyerneedsandbehaviorcarefullytolearnwhatbuyersconsiderimportant,whattheythinkhasvalue,andwhattheyarewillingtopayfor.
B) incorporatemoredifferentiatingfeaturesintoitsproduct/servicethanrivals.
C) strivetoraisebuyerswitchingcosts.
D) haveawell-knownandrespectedbrandnameimage.
E) provideatop-of-the-lineproducttoconsumers.
11. Buyerbargainingpowertendstobestrongerwhen
A) buyersarelargeandcandemandconcessionswhenpurchasinglargequantities.
B) buyerspurchasetheitemfrequentlyandarewell-informedaboutsellers'
products,prices,andcosts.
C) thecostsincurredbybuyersinswitchingtocompetingbrandsortosubstituteproductsarerelativelylow.
D) theproductsofrivalsellersareweaklydifferentiatedandbuyershaveconsiderablediscretionoverwhetherandwhentheypurchasetheproduct.
E) Alloftheabove
EDifficulty:
12. Craftingandexecutingstrategyaretop-prioritymanagerialtasksbecause
A) everycompanyneedstobealerttothewindsofchange,newopportunities,andthreateningdevelopments.
B) allcompanypersonnel,andespeciallyseniorexecutives,needtoknowtheanswerto"
whoareweandwhereareweheaded?
"
C) thereisacompellingneedformanagerstoproactivelyshapehowthecompany'
sbusinesswillbeconductedandbecauseastrategy-focusedorganizationismorelikelytobeastrongerbottom-lineperformerthananorganizationthatviewsthetasksofmanagingstrategyassecondary.
D) withoutclearguidanceastowhatthecompany'
sbusinessmodelandstrategicintentare,managerialdecision-makingislikelytoberudderless.
E) theyhelpcommunicatetoshareholdersandtheentireinvestmentcommunity"
whatitiswearetryingtodoandtoachieve."
13. Thebeststrategicalliances
A) arehighlyselective,focusingonparticularvaluechainactivitiesandonobtainingaparticularcompetitivebenefit.
B) arethosewhoseobjectiveistospeednext-generationproductstomarketmorequickly.
C) aimatachievinggreatersupplychainefficiency.
D) strivetoreducethenumberofindustrykeysuccessfactors.
E) aimatraisingthebarrierstoentryandinsulatingthepartnersagainsttheimpactsofthefivecompetitiveforces.
14. Whichoneofthefollowingisnotpartofacompany'
smacroenvironment?
A) Conditionsintheeconomyatlarge
B) Populationdemographicsandsocietalvaluesandlifestyles
C) Technologicalfactorsandgovernmentalregulationsandlegislation
D) Factorsrelatingtocompetitiverivalry,acompany'
ssuppliersandcustomers,andcompetitionfromsubstituteproducts
E) Acompany'
sresourcestrengthsandweaknesses,competencies,andcompetitivecapabilities
15. Thecompetitiveapproachofafirmpursuingaglobalstrategy
A) entailslittleornostrategycoordinationacrosscountries.
B) usuallyinvolvescross-subsidizingthepricesinthosemarketswheretherearesignificantcountry-to-countrydifferencesintheproductattributesthatcustomersaremostinterestedin.
C) isessentiallythesameinallcountrymarketswhereitcompetesbutitmaynonethelessallowforminorcountry-by-countryvariationswherenecessarytosatisfybuyers.
D) involvessellingdirecttobuy