1) Lands' End's failure under the leadership of Ms. Frederica Marchionni was said to be a direct result of the quality of her leadership. According to the text, this would be an example of the "romantic" perspective of l
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1) Lands' End's failure under the leadership of Ms. Frederica Marchionni was said to be a direct result of the quality of her leadership. According to the text, this would be an example of the "romantic" perspective of leadership.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: In the romantic view of leadership, the implicit assumption is that the leader is the key force in determining an organization's success or lack thereof. Under Ms. Marchionni's leadership, the company reported a 19.5-million-dollar loss for 2016 after having reported a 73.8-million-dollar profit for the previous year under its previous CEO.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
Learning Objective: 01-01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes. Bloom's: Understand
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
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2) Strategic management consists of the analyses, decisions, and actions an organization undertakes in order to create and sustain competitive advantages.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: According to the textbook, this is the definition of strategic management.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
Learning Objective: 01-01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes. Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
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3) Management innovations such as total quality, just-in-time, benchmarking, business process reengineering, and outsourcing are important but not enough for building sustainable competitive advantage.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Sustainable competitive advantage cannot be achieved through operational effectiveness alone. Popular management innovations of the last two decades like total quality, just-in-time, benchmarking, business process reengineering, and outsourcing are concerned with operational effectiveness.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
Learning Objective: 01-01 The definition of strategic management and its four key attributes. Bloom's: Understand
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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