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Date Submitted: 11/03/2013 11:11 AM
Organizational culture includes important assumptions shared by members of the organization. These assumptions are often
* unstated
* very similar to all other organizations in that industry
* very obvious to outsiders
* formalized
Short-term objectives assist strategy implementation by identifying measurable outcomes of action plans or functional activities, which can make feedback, correction, and evaluation
* more difficult
* more expensive
* more relevant and acceptable
* more geared toward growth
This is concerned with tracking a strategy as it is being implemented, detecting problems or changes in its underlying premises, and making necessary adjustments.
* Strategic decision-making
* Strategy evaluation
* Strategic control
* Strategic implementation
The effort to familiarize future leaders with the skills important to the company and to develop exceptional leaders among the managers you employ is
* education and leadership development
* developing principles
* creating passion
* identifying an action plan
These are also referred to as crowdsourcing or open innovation.
* Sustainers
* Golddiggers
* Ideagoras
* Disruptors
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* Power Fund is a long-standing brokerage firm with a great history of high returns and well-managed growth. The managers at Power Fund repeatedly refer to terms like quality, growth, and reliability in the firm's advertisements. This demonstrates managers'
* emphasis on key themes or dominant values.
* managing the firm globally.
* dissemination of stories and legends about core values.
* building time into the organization.
This, called kaizen in Japanese, is the process of relentlessly trying to find ways to improve and enhance a company's products and processes from design through assembly, sales, and service.
* Incremental innovation
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