While________ is a problem strongly associated with top managers, ___________is a problem more likely to be associated with middle and lower-level managers.
A) competitive dissonance; strategic inertia
B) differentiation discrepancy; strategic dissonance
C) strategic inertia; competitive dissonance
D) strategic dissonance; competitive discrepancy
E) competitive inertia; strategic dissonance

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Because top managers are responsible for directing the overall company, they are typically the ones responsible for competitive inertia, given that competitive inertia relates to strategic plans. Discrepancies between the company's intended strategy and what is implemented (strategic dissonance) are most likely to result from decisions of middle and lower-level managers which are not in accord with the strategic plans set by top managers.

While________ Is a Problem Strongly Associated with Top Managers, ___________Is

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