1. Valerie is the CEO of an automaker and wants to ensure that her corporate strategy is leading to processes and behaviors that will foster a strong financial performance. Based on what you know about the flow of organizational culture, which of the following acts does NOT directly tie corporate strategy to performance?

a. changing the companys organizational structure to more closely align with its structure

b. developing a control system that provides feedback on whether the strategy is working or not

c. executing strategic HR practices that will assist in recruiting the right employees to support the strategy

d. releasing formal statements in support of the companys strategy in order to garner employee buy-in

1. Diego, the president of LearnStrong Tutoring, believes ________ is key to his firms competitive advantage. Recently, Diego explained to the board of directors, "Managers at LearnStrong are empowered to solve their own problems rather than pass the decision to a higher level. This results in decisions being made more quickly, which increases our flexibility and efficiency."

a. centralized authority

b. horizontal accountability

c. vertical responsibility

d. decentralized authority

1. Which of these explains why authority is most effective in a hierarchy?

a. Building a consensus requires multiple managerial ranks.

b. Without tiers of authority, unity in decision making could not be achieved.

c. Without tiers of authority, it would be difficult to get things done.

d. A hierarchy is key to building consensus.

1. Shuaifu wants to reorganize his beverage bottling company. Currently, there are HR, R&D, and purchasing units at each facility. Shuaifu feels that by bringing all of those key functions together in one location and deploying them to the facilities only when needed, he will save money and also create consistency. Is Shuaifu correct?

a. Yes, because the company will need fewer employees overall, saving money and allowing for consistency in processes.

b. Yes, because the company will be able to implement decisions more quickly, since all the key players will be in one location.

c. No, because with fewer employees in these units, the work will take longer actually costing the company more.

d. No, because even though the company will be able to save on payroll the costs of travel will be increased.

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