Crafting and Executing a Strategy Is a Top-Priority Managerial Task

question 17

Multiple Choice

Crafting and executing a strategy is a top-priority managerial task because

• A) it helps management create tight fits between a company's strategic vision and business model.
• B) it allows all company personnel, and especially senior executives, to know the answer to "who are we, what do we do, and where are we headed?"
• C) it is management's prescription for doing business, its roadmap to competitive advantage, a game plan for pleasing customers, and its formula for improving performance.
• D) it provides clear guidance as to what the company's business model and strategic intent are, and helps keep managerial decision-making from being rudderless.
• E) it establishes how well executives perform these tasks and are the key determinants of executive compensation.

Recognize the influence of gender roles and cultural expectations on individual behavior and societal norms.

Understand the role of genetics and environment in determining sexual orientation and gender identity.

Analyze the impact of psychological and physiological factors on sexual health and dysfunction.

Comprehend the evolutionary psychology perspective on human mating strategies and sexual behavior.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias where people are more likely to attribute others' actions to their character or disposition rather than to external factors.

Internal Attributions

The process of ascribing the cause of one's own or others' behaviors and outcomes to internal, personal factors rather than to external or situational factors.

Situational Causes

External factors or circumstances that are considered to influence an individual's behavior.

Proximity

Physical or psychological closeness between people, which can significantly influence social bonds and relationships.