Visible Actions to Reallocate Operating Funds and Move People into Different

question 91

Multiple Choice

Visible actions to reallocate operating funds and move people into different and new organizational units

• A)can be dysfunctional in trying to implement a new strategy because of the anxiety and insecurity that big changes in budgets cause among company personnel.
• B)signal a determined commitment to strategic change and can help catalyze and give credibility to the implementation process.
• C)run the risk of inadvertently creating barriers to building the needed competencies and capabilities.
• D)tend to impede the task of empowering employees and shifting to a new, more strategy-supportive culture.
• E)are rarely necessary in implementing a new strategy unless the new strategy entails a radically different set of value chain activities.

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Definitions:

Revaluation of Machinery

The process of updating the book value of machinery to reflect its current market value.

Accumulated Depreciation

The total amount of depreciation expense that has been claimed on an asset since it was put into use, reducing its book value.

Gain on Revaluation

An increase in the value of an asset based on current market prices, resulting in a higher estimated worth than its recorded book value.

Estimated Useful Life

The length of time an asset is expected to be usable for its intended purpose, used to calculate depreciation.