Enhance Your Understanding of Strategic Management & Corporate Communication
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What is the main difference between strategy and tactics?

  • Strategy and tactics are both about the organization and its environment.
  • Strategy involves a general direction, while tactics involve specific plans. (correct)
  • Strategy involves specific plans, while tactics involve a general direction.
  • Strategy and tactics are interchangeable terms.
  • What is a boundary-spanning function?

  • A function that involves crossing national boundaries.
  • A function that involves crossing organizational boundaries. (correct)
  • A function that involves crossing cultural boundaries.
  • A function that involves crossing physical boundaries.
  • Why should communication professionals be involved in decision-making on corporate strategy?

  • Because they have expertise in communication.
  • Because they have expertise in environmental scanning.
  • Because they have expertise in both communication and strategy. (correct)
  • Because they have expertise in strategy.
  • What is environmental scanning?

    <p>A process of analyzing the organization's position and identifying emerging issues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do communication practitioners bring into strategic management?

    <p>Identity questions and a stakeholder perspective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of communication practitioners in implementing corporate strategy?

    <p>They facilitate the implementation of the corporate strategy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a corporate strategy provide for the organization?

    <p>A general direction for the organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a communication strategy concerned with?

    <p>How corporate communication can develop communication programs to achieve the vision and support corporate objectives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between planned and emergent processes in strategy formation?

    <p>Both planned and emergent processes are equally important.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of strategy in relation to the organization and its environment?

    <p>Strategy is concerned with both the organization and its environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • Strategy formation involves planned and emergent processes.
    • Strategy involves a general direction and not just plans or tactics.
    • Strategy is about the organization and its environment.
    • Corporate communication is a boundary-spanning function.
    • Communication professionals should be involved in decision-making on corporate strategy.
    • Environmental scanning can aid in analyzing the organization's position and identifying emerging issues.
    • Communication practitioners bring identity questions and a stakeholder perspective into strategic management.
    • Communication practitioners facilitate the implementation of the corporate strategy.
    • A corporate strategy provides a strategic vision for the entire organization.
    • A communication strategy is concerned with how corporate communication can develop communication programs to achieve the vision and support corporate objectives.

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    Test your knowledge on strategic management and corporate communication with this quiz! From understanding the processes of strategy formation to the role of communication practitioners in decision-making, this quiz covers key concepts and terms in the field. Sharpen your skills in analyzing an organization's position and identifying emerging issues through environmental scanning. Plus, learn how to develop effective communication programs to support corporate objectives and implement the overall corporate strategy. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your understanding of strategic management and corporate communication!

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