Conventionally,strategy Is Viewed as Preceding Organizational Structure

question 9

Multiple Choice

Conventionally,strategy is viewed as preceding organizational structure.Management writer Tom Peters states the opposite: "strategy follows structure." The relationship between strategy and structure is best described as:

• A)Strategy and structure are interdependent
• B)Designing organizational structure is a key component of strategy implementation
• C)How a firm is organized may be a central feature of its strategy
• D)All of these

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Definitions:

Planned Change

Deliberate and intentional efforts to improve a process, system, product, or organization through specific strategies and actions.

Transactional Change

A type of organizational change focused on making adjustments within the existing framework of operations, often through incentives or penalties.

Transformational Change

Refers to the comprehensive and radical shifts that affect an organization's structure, culture, and operations, aiming for improvements in effectiveness and efficiency.

Reactive Change

Adjustments or transformations that occur in response to external pressures, rather than from proactive planning.