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Internal Environment Analysis in Strategic Management
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What is the primary objective of scanning the internal environment?

  • To benchmark with other firms and set performance metrics
  • To identify opportunities and threats in the external environment
  • To analyze the organization's overall performance level and identify strengths and weaknesses (correct)
  • To formulate business-level strategies and support the corporation's overall mission
  • What is the outcome of completing the internal analysis?

  • Identification of external opportunities and threats
  • Benchmarking with other firms in the industry
  • Identification of organizational strengths and weaknesses (correct)
  • Formulation of functional-level strategies
  • What is the purpose of conducting a SWOT analysis?

  • To formulate corporate-level strategies and business-level strategies
  • To analyze the external environment and identify opportunities and threats
  • To analyze the organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (correct)
  • To identify only the organization's strengths and weaknesses
  • What is the role of corporate-level strategy?

    <p>To determine what business the organization is in</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of business-level strategy?

    <p>Determining how to compete in the market</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of functional-level strategy?

    <p>Supporting the business-level strategy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of mechanistic organizations?

    <p>Rigid and tightly-controlled</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a contingency factor that influences an organization's structural choice?

    <p>Size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the traditional view regarding the relationship between strategy and structure?

    <p>Structure follows strategy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of large organizations?

    <p>More specialization and departmentalization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do organizations adapt their structures to their technology?

    <p>Because technology is a contingency factor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of technology in an organization?

    <p>To convert inputs into outputs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of a stability strategy?

    <p>To maintain current market share</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does a company typically employ a turnaround strategy?

    <p>When facing serious performance problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key characteristic of a differentiation strategy?

    <p>Being unique in its industry or market segment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of a cost leadership strategy?

    <p>To be efficient and offer a standard product</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a retrenchment strategy?

    <p>To address minor performance problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of a stability strategy?

    <p>The organization remains stable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of organizations are more likely to adopt contemporary organizational designs?

    <p>Small, younger organizations with weaker traditional boundaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major advantage of a design team structure in contemporary organizations?

    <p>Reduced barriers among functional areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a disadvantage of a matrix structure in contemporary organizations?

    <p>Pressure on teams to perform</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a virtual organization in contemporary organizations?

    <p>Utilizes talent wherever it’s found</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of a hybrid structure in contemporary organizations?

    <p>Fluid and flexible design that can respond to environmental changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a disadvantage of a contemporary organizational design?

    <p>No clear chain of command</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of HR planning in an organization?

    <p>To identify areas where the organization will be understaffed or overstaffed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a method of derecruitment?

    <p>Job sharing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of selection devices in the hiring process?

    <p>To make a valid prediction of an applicant's success in the job</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the criteria for a correct selection decision?

    <p>When the applicant is predicted to be successful and proves to be successful on the job</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between layoffs and firings?

    <p>Layoffs are temporary, while firings are permanent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit of using internal recruits in the hiring process?

    <p>It provides an opportunity to develop existing employees</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Internal Analysis

    • Provides strategic decision makers with an inventory of the organization's existing functions, skills, and resources as well as its overall performance level.
    • Includes looking at the firm's resources and core competencies.
    • Identifies organizational strengths and weaknesses.

    SWOT Analysis

    • Combines external and internal analyses to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
    • Helps managers formulate strategies that exploit strengths, buffer against threats, and correct weaknesses.

    Strategy Formulation

    • Involves corporate level strategy (what business are we in?), business level strategy (how do we compete?), and functional level strategy (how do we support the business level strategy?).
    • Strategies should exploit strengths, buffer against threats, and correct weaknesses.

    Organizational Structure

    • Mechanistic organizations are rigid and tightly-controlled, with high specialization and departmentalization.
    • Organic organizations are highly adaptive and flexible, with cross-functional teams and free flow of information.
    • Contingency factors affecting structural choice include strategy, size, and technology.

    Growth Strategies

    • Stability strategy: continues to do what it is currently doing.
    • Renewal strategy: pursued in the face of challenges or declining performance, including retrenchment and turnaround strategies.

    Business Level Strategy

    • Differentiation: builds competitive advantage by being unique in its industry or market segment.
    • Cost leadership: builds competitive advantage by being efficient and offering a standard, no-frills product.

    Organizational Designs

    • Team structure: employees are more involved and empowered.
    • Matrix structure: reduces barriers among functional areas.
    • Hybrid structure: combines different organizational designs.
    • Virtual organization: utilizes talent wherever it's found and has reduced expenses.

    Human Resource Planning

    • Involves planning for future HR needs based on the organization's mission, goals, and strategies.
    • Includes planning for recruiting, laying off, training, and development of employees.

    Recruitment and Derecruitment

    • Recruitment involves locating, identifying, and attracting capable applicants.
    • Derecruitment involves reducing an organization's workforce through firing, layoffs, attrition, transfers, reduced workweeks, early retirement, and job sharing.

    Selection

    • Involves screening job applicants to ensure the most appropriate candidates are hired.
    • Selection devices should be valid and reliable.
    • A correct decision is when the applicant was predicted to be successful and proved to be successful on the job.

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