Which of the following is not an organizational demand? A. Company brand B. Strategy C. Employee concerns D. Company characteristics A company with a differentiation strategy focused on innovation would not likely succeed if employees were required to perform _____. A. collaborative assignments B. a variety of jobs C. rigidly-defined jobs D. loosely-defined jobs One of the reasons mergers and acquisitions fail is lack of attention to blending _____ from different companies. A. cultures B. HR systems C. account practices D. customers The key success factor for a _____ is providing something that competing firms do not provide, but that customers value. A. differentiation strategy B. value strategy C. unique strategy D. cost strategy A _____ strategy focuses on outperforming competing firms within an industry by maintaining the ability to offer the lowest costs for products or services. A. discount B. cost leadership C. differentiation D. market separation Labor force trends, technology, globalization, and ethics and social responsibility are all examples of _____. A. internal alignment B. environmental influences C. cultural influences D. external alignment A strategy whereby a company strives to achieve global efficiency is known as a(n) _____. A. transnational strategy B. international strategy C. global strategy D. multinational strategy Individualism-collectivism, power distance, and uncertainty avoidance are all examples of _____. A. cultural differences B. economic differences C. race differences D. gender differences Start-up, emerging growth, maturity, and decline/transition are all stages in _____. A. commercial life cycle B. start-up life cycle C. organizational life cycle D. industry life cycle _____ involves perceptions of whether the processes that are used to make decisions, allocate rewards, or resolve disputes, or that otherwise affect employees, are viewed as fair. A. Interaction justice B. Cooperative justice C. Distributive justice D. Procedural justice