The Rationale for Making Strategy-Critical Value Chain Activities the Primary

question 62

Multiple Choice

The rationale for making strategy-critical value chain activities the primary building blocks in a company's organizational scheme is based on the

• A)much shorter time it takes to build core competencies and competitive capabilities.
• B)benefit such an organizational scheme has in reducing costs.
• C)benefit such an organizational scheme has in improving the productivity of geographically scattered organizational units.
• D)thesis that if activities crucial to strategic success are to have the resources, decision-making influence, and organizational impact, they have to be centerpieces in the organizational scheme.
• E)benefit such an organizational scheme has in making the empowerment of employees more effective.

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Definitions:

Inflexibility

The lack of adaptability or inability to change in response to new information or changing circumstances.

Shopping Center

A complex or area that houses multiple retail stores, restaurants, and other service outlets.

Stand-Alone Location

A business that is located in its own separate premises, rather than within a shared space or complex.

Competitive Advantage

A condition or circumstance that puts a company in a favorable or superior business position compared to its competitors.