Compared with lowest-cost strategies,successful attainment of differentiation strategies depends on ________.

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D)For the lowest-cost strategy,the imperative is to reduce output costs per employee.The desired employee roles for attaining a lowest-cost strategy include repetitive and predictable behaviors,a relatively short-term focus,primarily autonomous or individual activity,high concern for quantity of output,and a primary concern for results.The key employees' roles for differentiation strategies include highly creative behavior,a relatively long-term focus,cooperative and interdependent behavior,and a greater degree of risk taking.Compared with lowest-cost strategies,successful attainment of differentiation strategies depends on employee creativity,openness to novel work approaches,and willingness to take risks.In addition,differentiation strategies require longer time frames to provide sufficient opportunity to yield the benefits of these behaviors.

Compared with Lowest-Cost Strategies,successful Attainment of Differentiation Strategies Depends on ________