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