Exam 12: Implementing Strategy

A company revises its pay grades to motivate its employees. The details of the revised pay grades are distributed to the employees through a memo or a post on the company's intranet site. This is an example of _________.

Clinton Corp., a global fashion brand, has shifted its focus primarily to the elements of style, skills, staffing, and shared values. Owing to the nature of these elements, the organization realizes that it will take a long time to influence and change the work environment. In the context of the 7 S model of organizational alignment, which of the following best exemplifies Clinton's approach?

Which of the following is a characteristic of matrix structures?

Green Cruz Inc., a multinational retailer, is hiring employees who possess creative talents and prefer working in a challenging environment. In the context of the 7 S model of organizational alignment, which of the following is exemplified in this case?

LeeAllen Inc., a well-established healthcare centre, starts a new production unit. The company hires 100 new employees for the new unit to meet the customer demand. In the context of the 7 S model of organizational alignment, which of the following is exemplified in this case?

Godwel Inc., an insurance company, wants to assign accountability for particular tasks. It wants to measure the performance of every unit of the company. Which of the following organizational elements will help Godwel accomplish the given task?

A software industry implements a new structural change in the corporate hierarchy. Employees are provided with a clear statement of desired outcomes and endpoints for organizational change. This is an example of _________.

Which of the following statements is true of the unfreezing phase of organizational change?

Noel, the CEO of a firm operating in the electronics industry, wants to change the environmental trends, store keeping facilities, and distribution strategy by creating a new plan for the production plant immediately. This need for change can be achieved by _________.

Walker and Harris are senior research fellows at a global non-profit organization. They are working on a project that studies the growth trend of a multinational corporation, Garcia Inc. When Walker and Harris decide to consolidate their study findings, Walker is of the opinion that Garcia is in the 'change process' phase, while Harris believes that the company is in the "refreeze" phase. Which of the following statements, if true, would strengthen Harris' belief?

A firm gives significant decision-making authority, and the responsibility for profits and losses, to two managers. It shares responsibility between a functional manager and a product manager. This arrangement is an example of a _________.

In the context of the 7 S model of organizational alignment, which of the following statements is true of staffing?

Richardson Corp., a biotechnology company, wants to hire people who have the abilities to perform tasks, maintain interpersonal relationships, and focus on values of the organization. In the context of the 7 S model of organizational alignment, which of the following best exemplifies Richardson's approach?

Which of the following statements is true about strategy?

Reyes Corp., an event management firm, permits its employees to dress up for work in shorts, T-shirts, and flip-flops. In the context of the 7 S model of organizational alignment, which of the following is exemplified in this case?

Which of the following should ideally take place in the refreeze phase of organizational change?

Gonzalez Inc., a leather-processing company, realizes that the current strategies have decreased the productivity. It makes a clear break with past actions and develops new strategies to be successful. Which of the following phases of organizational change is best exemplified in this case?

Jackson Inc., a manufacturer of high-end bikes, creates a new set of plans to improve the production rate. In the process, it realizes that it is not clear which new behaviors will work. Hence, Jackson decides to adopt a trial and error method to determine the best course of action. Which of the following phases of organizational change is exemplified in this case?

In the context of the 7 S model of organizational alignment, which of the following statements is true of structure?

A tool that measures four broad areas of organizational performance which are financial results, customer goals, internal business processes, and learning and growth is called the ___.