Chapter 9 powerpoint pt. 4

Question 1

The six features that identify a strategic, as opposed to a nonstrategic, management approach:

Answer 1

1. the identification of objectives to be achieved in the future (these are often announced in a vision statement)
2. the adoption of a time frame
3. an assessment of the organization’s capabilities
4. an assessment of the organization’s environment
5. the selection of a strategy from among alternatives
6. the integration of organizational efforts around this strategy

Question 2

List the strategic management process:

Answer 2

1. define the organizational process and announce it in a mission statement
2. identify organizational objectives and announce them in a vision statement
3. establish planning horizon, a time frame, for the achievement of objectives
4. review organizational capabilities via a SWOT analysis
5. assess organizational environment both now and in future
6. identify strategic alternatives, select a strategy, and promulgate it in a strategic plan
7. implement strategy by marshaling organization resources
8. create control and evaluation system for continuing feedback

Question 3

the ______ sector was slower than the ______ sector in embracing strategic management notions.

Answer 3

public

private

Question 4

Why was the public sector slower than the private sector in embracing strategic management notions?

Answer 4

traditionally, public administrators were expected to focus not on their objectives- what they were trying to achieve- but on their functions and responsibilities- that’s the duties assigned to them by law.

Question 5

List the management-by-objectives process.

Answer 5

1. reaching mutual agreement on ultimate goals
2. establishing measurable objectives to be met of a set time
3. assessing performance: to what extent have goals and objectives been met?

Question 6

a statement of objectives should be the following:

1. \_\_\_\_\_\_, and limited to the organization’s sphere of influence
2. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, with specific future states to be achieved
3. \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, with indications of when each objective is to be achieved
4. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, so that achievement or progress can be evaluated

Answer 6

1. succinct
2. directional
3. time limited
4. measureable

Question 7

a statement of objectives should be the following:

1. succint, and limited to the organization’s \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
2. directional, with \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ future states to be achieved
3. time limited, with \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of when each objective is to be achieved
4. measureable, so that \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ or \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ can be evaluated

Answer 7

sphere of influence 
specific
indications 
achievement 
progress

Question 8

the essence of planning:

1. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the present situation
2. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ with the future situation should be
3. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ what must be done to get there

Answer 8

1. assessing
2. deciding
3. determining

Question 9

the essence of planning:

1. assessing the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ situation
2. deciding with the \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  should be
3. determining what must be \_\_\_\_\_ to get there

Answer 9

present
future situation
done

Question 10

deals with cooperation and conflict in the context of decision making

Answer 10

game theory

Question 11

List the hierarchy of strategy:
1. 
2. 
3.  
4.

Answer 11

1. big-idea stage
2. how-to-do-it stage
3. detail-planning stage
4. implementation stage

Question 12

Which stage of the hierarchy of strategy is the operational level?

Answer 12

detail-planning stage

Question 13

Which stage of the hierarchy of strategy is the grand strategic level?

Answer 13

big-idea stage

Question 14

Which stage of the hierarchy of strategy is the tactical level?

Answer 14

implementation stage

Question 15

Which stage of the hierarchy of strategy is the strategic level?

Answer 15

how-do-it stage

Question 16

going up and down through the hierarchy of strategy either causes in increase or decrease of ________

Answer 16

specificity

Question 17

the strategic approach to government regulation for food
1. grand strategy-> ____________________
2. strategic level-> ___________ ___________________________
3. operational level-> _________ ____________________________ ____________________________
4. tactical level (wholesale)-> ____ ____________________________ _____________________________
5. tactical level (retail)-> ________ _____________________________
_____________________________

Answer 17

1. safe food for consumers
2. laws requiring food providers to maintain minimal standards of safety
3. the creation of agencies to inspect food from farms, processing plants, and retail outlets
4. government inspectors seek to prevent bad beef, fading fish, and foul fowl from entering the distribution chain
5. government inspectors can close food stores and restaurants that fail to meet minimal standards of cleanliness.

Question 18

strategic management approaches in the public sector can more readily be adopted:

1. the further a public organization is from the heart of its \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_                      2. the more the organization undertaking strategic management is \_\_\_\_-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
3. the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ it is
4. the more its results are consistently \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 18

1. political leadership
2. self-contained
3. autonomous
4. smaller
5. measurable

Question 19

true or false: strategic management perspectives do not displace traditional management concerns but rather add a new dimension

Answer 19

true

Question 20

regulation allows public administrators the ability to take broad __________ ________ and create ______ rules that are designed to deliver desireable ________ ________

Answer 20

legislative directives
specific
societal conditions