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According to the passage, what does a company need to become coherent?
Which of the following is NOT identified in the passage as a 'way to play' for successful companies?
What does the passage say is not enough to produce a 'coherence premium'?
What is the 'engine of value creation' according to the passage?
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What does the passage say happens when firms cultivate a 'system of mutually reinforcing capabilities'?
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What question does the passage say successful companies have a clear understanding of?
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What was the performance of ConAgra during the years studied (2002 to 2007)?
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What was the focus of Sara Lee's product portfolio in the past?
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How has Sara Lee's financial performance been described?
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What has enabled companies to consistently outexecute their rivals and capture top-line growth?
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How does coherence focus strategic investment?
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What has Sara Lee done in the past 10 years to improve its performance?
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What can coherence in companies lead to?
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What is one of the benefits of applying capabilities across a larger array of products and services?
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How does coherence create alignment between strategic intent and day-to-day decision making?
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What kind of leadership does it take to pursue a capabilities-driven strategy?
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What do companies create by aligning a way to play, an integrated capabilities system, and the right products and services?
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What can coherence in companies lead to according to the text?
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What did P&G do to reconfigure its business model?
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What was the key focus of R.J. Reynolds' leadership team after the decline of the tobacco business?
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What does the passage say about the 'clean and uncluttered ideal' of a company with an aligned strategy, capabilities system, and product/service portfolio?
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What does the passage suggest about the benefits of coherence around capabilities within a company?
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What does the passage suggest is the most common way for companies to achieve coherence?
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What did the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement in the US lead to for R.J. Reynolds?
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What allows Wal-Mart to continually tailor its product assortment to local consumption trends?
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What does Wal-Mart's "way to play," or market approach, and capabilities system ensure?
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Why does Wal-Mart not sell big-ticket items like furniture or large appliances?
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Where will you not find a Wal-Mart store?
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What is a capability, according to the text?
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What might a capability be, according to the text?
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