Discuss the role of lower-level employees in the strategy-as-planned-emergence approach.
What will be an ideal response?
Lower-level employees focus mainly on strategy implementation when a firm is using top-down or scenario planning. Any employee (even at the entry level) can have great ideas that might become strategic initiatives with the potential to transform companies. Thus, in the planned emergence process, organizational structure and systems should allow bottom-up strategic initiatives to emerge.
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When you're responding to a complaint from a customer,
A) deflect the blame up the supply chain. B) maintain a professional demeanor. C) counter the complaint with logical arguments. D) imply that the customer is at fault. E) promise the issue will not happen again.
Typically the first step of the problem-solution sales presentation is to:
A. prepare a written problem-solution proposal for the prospect. B. have the prospect and the salesperson agree on the nature of the problem. C. analyze the prospect's problem in order to find possible solution. D. convince the prospect to allow the salesperson to analyze the problem. E. prepare the presentation based on previously gathered customer knowledge.
Billit Corporation Billit Corporation is a merchandising company. Selected account balances are listed below. Sales $500,000 Purchases 225,000 Beginning inventory 16,000 Ending inventory 30,000 Operating expenses 148,000 Income tax expense 10,000 Beginning retained earnings 53,000 Dividends 15,000 Calculate the cost of goods sold for Billit Corporation
A) $221,000 B) $239,000 C) $241,000 D) $211,000
Which of the following constitutes material breach?
A) inferior performance B) substantial performance C) anticipatory repudiation D) rescission without notification