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Question 163

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Match the following. You may use a response once, more than once, or not at all.

Premises:

Responses:

Defender

Business strategy

Looks at how to compete in chosen markets

Scope

Unrelated diversification

Cash cows

Miles and Snow prospector most closely resembles the BCG

Stars

Something the organization is very good at doing

Question mark

Range of markets in which the organization will compete

Distinctive competence

Focuses primarily on synergy and competitive advantage

Business-level strategy

Aimed at aligning the organization with its environment

Synergy

Results from different parts of the organization enhancing each other

Strategic management

Copy products of others rather than develop new ideas of

Corporate-level strategy

Multi-domestic

Functional strategy

Miles and Snow defender most closely resembles the BCG

Resource deployment

Analyzer

International strategy

Focuses primarily on markets to enter and how to use resources

Dog

How the organization distributes its resources across various areas

How the organization will use its people, money, etc.

Developed for major areas of operations

Differentiation

Miles and Snow analyzer most closely resembles the BCG

Boston Consulting Group

Global

Miles and Snow reactor most closely resembles the BCG

Course charted for the total organization

Single-product

Premises:

Defender

Looks at how to compete in chosen markets

Unrelated diversification

Miles and Snow prospector most closely resembles the BCG

Something the organization is very good at doing

Range of markets in which the organization will compete

Focuses primarily on synergy and competitive advantage

Aimed at aligning the organization with its environment

Results from different parts of the organization enhancing each other

Copy products of others rather than develop new ideas of

Multi-domestic

Miles and Snow defender most closely resembles the BCG

Analyzer

Focuses primarily on markets to enter and how to use resources

How the organization distributes its resources across various areas

How the organization will use its people, money, etc.

Developed for major areas of operations

Differentiation

Miles and Snow analyzer most closely resembles the BCG

Boston Consulting Group

Global

Miles and Snow reactor most closely resembles the BCG

Course charted for the total organization

Single-product

Responses:

Business strategy

Scope

Cash cows

Stars

Question mark

Distinctive competence

Business-level strategy

Synergy

Strategic management

Corporate-level strategy

Functional strategy

Resource deployment

International strategy

Dog

Correct Answer:

Premises:

Responses:

Defender

Looks at how to compete in chosen markets

Unrelated diversification

Miles and Snow prospector most closely resembles the BCG

Something the organization is very good at doing

Range of markets in which the organization will compete

Focuses primarily on synergy and competitive advantage

Aimed at aligning the organization with its environment

Results from different parts of the organization enhancing each other

Copy products of others rather than develop new ideas of

Multi-domestic

Miles and Snow defender most closely resembles the BCG

Analyzer

Focuses primarily on markets to enter and how to use resources

How the organization distributes its resources across various areas

How the organization will use its people, money, etc.

Developed for major areas of operations

Differentiation

Miles and Snow analyzer most closely resembles the BCG

Boston Consulting Group

Global

Miles and Snow reactor most closely resembles the BCG

Course charted for the total organization

Single-product