From a Strategy-Implementing/strategy-Executing Perspective, Operating Budget Allocations Should

question 37

Multiple Choice

From a strategy-implementing/strategy-executing perspective, operating budget allocations should

• A)primarily be based on the number of new strategic initiatives being implemented in each operating department.
• B)be based on the number of people employed in each of the divisions.
• C)be strategy-driven and based on how much each organizational unit needs to carry out its piece of the strategic plan efficiently and effectively.
• D)be linked to the costs of performing value chain activities as determined by benchmarking against best-in-industry competitors.
• E)depend on how much stretch there is in each department's objectives and what additional resources are needed to help reach these performance targets.

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