Chapter 1: Introduction

According to De Wit & Meyer (2010), which of the following aspects is part of the strategy process?
1. Strategy implementation
2. The industry
3. The purpose of the organization
4. The corporate level.
According to De Wit & Meyer (2010), which of the following aspects is part of the strategy content?
1. The industry
2. The corporate level
3. The purpose of the organization
4. Strategy implementation.
According to De Wit & Meyer (2010), what is NOT a part of the strategy process?
1. Thinking
2. Changing
3. Forming
4. Reflecting.
According to De Wit & Meyer (2010), what is NOT a distinguished context of strategy?
1. Organizational context
2. Business context
3. Industry context
4. International context.
De Wit & Meyer (2010) distinguish strategy tensions for several strategy topics. Which of the following tensions is most relevant for the organizational context?
1. Compliance vs. choice
2. Control vs. chaos
3. Competition vs. cooperation
4. Responsiveness vs. synergy.
De Wit & Meyer (2010) distinguish strategy tensions for several strategy topics. Which of the following tensions is most relevant for the corporate level strategy?
1. Markets vs. resources
2. Control vs. chaos
3. Competition vs. cooperation
4. Responsiveness vs. synergy.
De Wit & Meyer (2010) distinguish strategy tensions for several strategy topics. Which of the following tension is most relevant for the strategy formation?
1. Logic vs. creativity
2. Control vs. chaos
3. Deliberateness vs. emergence
4. Revolution vs. evolution.
De Wit & Meyer (2010) claim to take a dialectical approach. What do the authors NOT mention as an advantage of this approach?
1. Stimulus for bridging
2. Stimulus for motivation
3. Stimulus for creativity
4. Range of ideas.
MTV was the first 24-hour music television network in the world with a global reach. Instead of sticking to a globally standardized product, based on a belief in global convergence, MTV’s head of international activities Mr. Roedy has acknowledged the need to go local. He wants to adapt MTV's programming to meet national tastes. If MTV can find a way for reaping the advantages of localization, while not losing too many of the benefits of globalization, what would this product of the best of both worlds be called?
1. A synthesis
2. A dialectic
3. A trade-off
4. A pacification.
According to De Wit & Meyer (2010), what is the strategy tension for the network level of strategy?
1. Profitability vs. responsibility
2. Competition vs. cooperation
3. Control vs. chaos
4. Globalization vs. localization.
De Wit & Meyer (2010) discuss the different perspectives that do belong to certain strategy topics. To what strategic topic do the following belong: outside-in and inside-out perspectives?
1. Organizational context
2. Network level strategy
3. Corporate level strategy
4. Business level strategy.
De Wit & Meyer (2010) discuss the different perspectives that belong to certain strategy topics. To what strategic topic do the following two perspectives belong: discrete and embedded organizations?
1. Organizational context
2. Network level strategy
3. Corporate level strategy
4. Business level strategy.