One disadvantage of the functional structure is that:

Applications developed for iPhones make the phone more valuable to iPhone users.  App developers are __________ to Apple.

As ownership of the corporation is diffused, shareholders’ ability to monitor managerial decisions:

When rival firms compete aggressively by trying to attract competitors’ customers, this might be an indication of:

The noted business historian Alfred Chandler viewed the multidivisional structure as an innovative response to:

The top management team at Sierra Infusion is concerned about the declining performance of firms in their industry. The team members are becoming concerned about the security of their jobs at Sierra Infusion. At a meeting over dinner, the top management team agrees to go to the board of directors with a proposal for:

The primary responsibility for effective strategic leadership of the organization rests with the:

Competitive aggressiveness describes a firm’s:

The benefits of a simple structure include all of the following EXCEPT:

The development of the original personal computer (PC) was a(n) __________ innovation at the time, whereas adding a different kind of whitening agent to a soap detergent is an example of a(n) __________ innovation.