A pitfall of integrated overall cost leadership and differentiation is underestimating the expenses associated with coordinating value-creating activities in the extended value chain.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
Integrating activities across a value chain of a firm with the value chain of suppliers and customers involves a significant investment in financial and human resources. Firms must consider the expenses linked to technology investment, managerial time and commitment, and the involvement and investment required by the customers and suppliers of the firm. The firm must be confident that it can generate a sufficient scale of operations and revenues to justify all associated expenses.
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The visitor's bureau in your school's county has a website with a section titled "Education." This section of the site has hyperlinks to each elementary through high school as well as links to colleges and universities with campuses in the county. If the link to your school's home page was placed on the bureau's site, without your school's consent, the travel bureau is guilty of infringement.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is an important aspect when creating a self-managed team?
A. Lessen the authority and autonomy that is granted. B. Require participation to be outside of normal working hours. C. Use some form of team compensation. D. Allow workers to simply do their own thing. E. Require voluntary only membership.
When Matthew started working at Acme Global, he was given a company car and $10,000 to decorate his new office. These incentives are called ______.
A. intrinsic rewards B. commissions C. entitlements D. perquisites
What kind of communicators can be seen as manipulative or trying to hide their true motivations?
A. neutral B. empathetic C. strategic D. control