14. Which of the following does NOT facilitate strategy execution? a. Hyundai se

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14. Which of the following does NOT facilitate strategy execution?

a. Hyundai service centers follow same routines when receiving vehicles for servicing.

b. Ford encourages staff to skip practices out of sync with the company's mission.

c. General Motors showrooms have similar operating practices across regions.

d. Renault is averse to standardization of the way activities are performed at its service centers.

e. Chevrolet Service center replicates the caliber of customer service across locations.

15. Which of the following exemplifies one of the most widely used methods of gauging how well a company is executing its strategy?

a. Honwell narrates success stories of rival brands to convince its personnel about traditional wisdom.

b. Oceania identifies agents of change who are convinced about sticking to the old ways of doing things.

c. Motorola develops the data to measure how poorly rival brands perform against the best-practice standards across industry.

d. Fizz-Cola judges the efficiency of internal operations by benchmarking them against best-in-industry performers.

e. Merrill & Company has a disconnected organizational arrangement whereby pieces of an activity are performed in different functional departments.

Explanation / Answer

14. The correct answer is option d. Renault is averse to standardization of the way activities are performed at its service centers.

The above mentioned option is correct since Renault is against to standardization of activities. Standardization of activities are service centres will only help improve the strategy for execution. Hence the activity of Renault does not facilitate strategy execution.

15. The correct answer is option d: Fizz-Cola judges the efficiency of internal operations by benchmarking them against best-in-industry performers.

Any reports that are gives quantifiable data has the capacity to clearly explain the progress of an activity. In the given examples, Fizz-Cola measures Current performance agains the Industry performance. This will help the company to give a clarity as to where they lag and will also help the company to measure as to how well it is executing its strategy.

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