To what degree should information be gathered, shared and evaluated?
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The planning activities for strategy implementation should
a. be completed in advance of implementing the strategy.
b. be continuous and reflect the firm's structure, culture, resource allocation, andinformation systems.
c. involve only top management.
d. be conducted only during the industry life cycle.
Discuss your understanding of the forest metaphor.
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Which of the following related management information systems is NOT true?
a. The objective of all management information systems should be to achieve the most efficient and effective allocation of the firm's resources.
b. Management information systems should be able to provide firms with evidence of progress toward the goal of achieving co-alignment.
c. An operating system should be at the heart of the management information systems.
d. Management information is becoming more important to the overall strategy of the firms.
Discuss comprehension skills, analysis skills and synthesizing skills.
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Which of the following provides the primary linking mechanisms among competitive methods, core competencies and the implementation of a strategy?
a. Resource allocation systems
b. Management information systems.
c. Operating systems.
d. Reward and incentive systems.
How can information be analyzed and synthesized?
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Which of the following is the most complex and multifaceted contextual variable affecting implementation?
a. Planning
b. Resource allocation
c. Evaluation
d. Structure
What are the five modes of scanning activities?
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Define validity and reliability.
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