How are a company's organizational capabilities developed and enabled?
A)by strengthening the traditions that company executives are committed to maintaining
B)through deployment of a company's resources or some combination of its resources
C)by talking openly about the problems of the present company and determining how new behaviors will improve performance
D)by shifting from decentralized to centralized decision-making
E)by urging company personnel to search outside the company for work practices and operating approaches that may be an improvement over what the company is presently doing

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Organizational capabilities are developed and enabled through deployment of a company's resources or some combination of its resources. This includes identifying and leveraging the company's strengths, developing new capabilities, and acquiring new resources to build competitive advantage. Strengthening traditions (A) and shifting decision-making (D) may be components of organizational development, but they are not sufficient on their own. While talking openly about problems (C) can be helpful, it does not necessarily lead to the development of organizational capabilities. Searching outside the company for new approaches (E) is important, but is just one piece of the puzzle.

How Are a Company's Organizational Capabilities Developed and Enabled