The One-Way Linkage Level

question 55

Multiple Choice

The one-way linkage level:

• A)is the lowest level of integration.
• B)restricts companies from considering human resource issues while formulating strategic plan.
• C)is multifaceted, based on continuing rather than sequential interaction.
• D)often leads to strategic plans that companies cannot successfully implement.
• E)segregates the Human Resources Management department from other components of the strategic management process.

Understand the concept and implications of operations strategic decisions such as layout design, inventory management, and quality.

Comprehend the relationship between a firm's operational strategy and its stage in the product life cycle.

Evaluate the importance of location decisions for different types of businesses.

Understand the impact of environmental factors on a firm's strategy.

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Definitions:

Mutualistic Relationship

A type of interaction between two different species where both individuals derive a benefit.

Red-Billed Oxpecker

A bird species known for feeding on ticks and parasites found on the skin of large mammals, such as cattle and wild ungulates.

Ticks

Small arachnids, part of the order Ixodida, which are ectoparasites living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians, known for transmitting various diseases.

Commensalism

A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited.