The text addresses two perspectives of leadership as well as their implications. These two perspectives are:

33.	The text addresses two perspectives of leadership as well as their implications. These two perspectives are:    A.  romantic and unromantic B.  romantic and internal control C.  external control and unromantic D.  romantic and external control

34.

A CEO made a lot of mistakes in assessing the market and the competitive conditions and improperly redesigning the organization into numerous business units. Such errors led to significant performance declines. According to the text, this example illustrates the __________ perspective of leadership.    A.  external control B.  romantic C.  internal mechanism D.  operational

35.	According to the text, the strategic management process entails three ongoing processes:    A.  analyses, actions, and synthesis B.  analyses, decisions, and actions C.  analyses, evaluation, and critique D.  analyses, synthesis, and antithesis

36.

Management innovations such as total quality, benchmarking, and business process reengineering cannot lead to sustainable competitive advantage because:    A.  companies that have implemented these techniques have lost money B.  there is no proof that these techniques work C.  they cost too much money and effort to implement D.  every company is trying to implement them and hence it does not make a company different from others

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The organizational versus the individual rationality perspective suggests that:    A.  what is good for a functional area is always good for the organization B.  what is good for the organization is always good for a functional area C.  what is best for a functional area may not be best for the organization D.  the incremental perspective may be best for functional areas while the "rational" perspective may be best for the organization

38.

The four key attributes of strategic management include the idea that:    A.  strategy must be directed toward overall organizational goals and objectives B.  strategy must be focused on long-term objectives C.  strategy must be focused on one specific area of an organization D.  strategy must focus on competitor strengths

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The four key attributes of strategic management include all of the following EXCEPT:    A.  including multiple stakeholder interests in decision making B.  incorporating both short-term and long-term perspectives C.  recognizing the trade-offs between effectiveness and efficiency D.  emphasis on the attainment of short-term objectives

40.	Effectiveness is often defined as:    A.  doing things right B.  stakeholder satisfaction C.  doing the right thing D.  productivity enhancement