Company Managers Are Unlikely to Consider This Question When Choosing

question 39

Multiple Choice

Company managers are unlikely to consider this question when choosing to pursue one strategic course or directional path versus another.

• A)Are changing market and competitive conditions acting to enhance or weaken the company's business outlook?
• B)Is the company stretching its resources too thinly by trying to compete in too many markets or segments, some of which are unprofitable?
• C)Will our present business generate sufficient growth and profitability in the years ahead to please shareholders?
• D)What market opportunities should the company pursue and which ones should not be pursued?
• E)Do we have a better business model than key rivals?

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Definitions:

Randomized Block Experiment

An experimental design in which subjects are divided into blocks or groups that are similar, and then within each block, subjects are randomly assigned to treatment conditions.

Rejection Region

In hypothesis testing, the set of values that leads to the rejection of the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative hypothesis.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A nonparametric statistical test used to compare three or more groups based on ranked data.

Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

A nonparametric test that determines whether two independent samples come from the same distribution by comparing their ranks.