• How are strategy formulation and strategy implementation related?
• What is the knowing-doing gap? Explain the causes of the knowing-doing gap.
• Explain the importance of structure as an implementation lever. How are structure and strategy related? Briefly explain some of the strengths and weaknesses of the four basic forms of organizational structure.
• What are some of the common systems and processes that are relevant to strategy implementation?
• How are people and rewards relevant to strategy implementation?
• What is the role of strategic leadership in successful strategy implementation?
• Your textbook introduces two structural adaptations that are highly effective in dealing with the challenges of implementing strategies in dynamic contexts (The ambidextrous organization and patching). Describe these and provide examples.
• Explain the relationship between strategy implementation and staging.