Essentials of Strategic Management 5th Edition Hungertest Bank
Essentials of Strategic Management 5th Edition Hungertest Bank
Essentials of Strategic Management 5th Edition Hungertest Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (The letter after each item number is the correct answer)
1B Which is NOT one of the strategic questions that an organization must ask itself?
2D Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of strategic decisions as mentioned in the text?
a. directive
b. consequential
c. rare
d. continuous
4D An organization that is skilled at creating, acquiring, and transferring knowledge and at modifying its
behavior to reflect new knowledge and insights
5B Research suggests that strategic management evolves through four sequential phases in corporations. The
first phase is
a. externally-oriented planning.
b. basic financial planning.
c. internally-oriented planning.
d. forecast-based planning.
e. strategic management.
a. is open-ended.
b. is quantified.
c. specifies measurable results.
d. is clearly specified.
e. provides a time horizon.
18B The mode of strategy formulation used when top management has a reasonably clear idea of the
corporation's mission and objectives, but it chooses to develop a series of tentative or partial strategies
instead of developing full-blown strategies is called
a. planning mode.
b. logical incrementalism.
c. entrepreneurial mode.
d. adaptive mode.
e. strategic mode.
19A A large, multidivisional business has three levels in its hierarchy of strategy:
20B The first step of the strategic decision making process, as given in the book, is to
CHAPTER TWO
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (The letter after each item number is the correct answer)
1D The responsibilities of the board of directors vary significantly by country and by state; however, there is a
developing consensus as to what the major responsibilities should be. Which of the following is NOT one
of the major responsibilities?
2E The concept which states that directors must carry out their responsibilities in a conscientious manner so
that the corporation is not harmed by their actions is called
a. codetermination.
b. due diligence.
c. cumulative voting.
d. accountability.
e. due care.
3B Which of the following is NOT a task of the board of directors in strategic management?
a. to monitor
b. to implement
c. to influence
d. to initiate and determine
e. to evaluate
a. 10%
b. 30%
c. 50%
d. 80%
e. 90%
7A The vast majority of outside directors are all BUT ONE of the following:
a. union representatives.
b. CEOs.
c. COOs.
d. academicians.
e. attorneys.
8B Corporate governance deals with the relationship among the board of directors, top management, and
a. shareholders.
b. the board of directors.
c. employees.
d. stakeholder groups.
e. top management.
a. When both management and the board establish corporate strategic management.
b. When a corporation's employees serve on its board.
c. When one or more individuals on one board also serve on a board of a second firm.
d. Present when all board members are also employed by the corporation.
e. Occurs when two corporations have directors who serve on the board of a third firm.
12E An outside director selected by the board to conduct an evaluation of the CEO is called
a. an auditing director.
b. the evaluator.
c. the chair of the evaluation committee.
Chapter Two Notes - 7
14D The percentage of CEOs of U.S. Fortune 500 corporations who also serve as chairman of the board is
16E Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a top manager providing executive leadership?
a. The CEO presents a role for others to identify with and to follow.
b. The CEO articulates a strategic vision for the corporation.
c. The CEO communicates high performance standards.
d. The CEO shows confidence in people's abilities to reach a high level of performance.
e. The CEO personally formulates and implements all strategy.
17D The CEO must successfully handle two responsibilities crucial to effective strategic management -
18B Which one of the following is NOT one of the arguments against social responsibility as used by economist
Milton Friedman?
a. Spending money for social responsibility is spending the stockholder's money for a general social
interest.
Chapter Two Notes - 8
19A Economist Milton Friedman has argued that a business's only responsibility is to
20E The responsibilities that management of a business organization assumes as purely voluntary obligations
are
a. legal responsibilities.
b. ethical responsibilities.
c. financial responsibilities.
d. economic responsibilities.
e. discretionary responsibilities.
22B A group of people who affect or are affected by a corporation’s decisions and actions are called
a. stockholders.
b. stakeholders.
c. shareholders.
d. customers.
e. affiliates.
23C The ethical approach that proposes that decision makers be equitable, fair, and impartial in the distribution
of costs and benefits to individuals and groups is the