Ilham grew up in Morocco. She worked in the Netherlands for 10 years and now she
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Question
Ilham grew up in Morocco. She worked in the Netherlands for 10 years and now she is moving to North Carolina due to work relocation. This is an example of increasing diversity due to
changing demographics.
competitive advantage.
terrorism.
legislative and judicial decisions.
globalization.
2. Sealed Air packages food, which preserves it and leads to less waste. Sealed Air launched an initiative in China to package chicken, because more than half of the chicken there spoils before consumption. Sealed Air's initiative focuses on an untapped market and is an example of the a(n)____ stance toward social responsibility because it helps the environment, farmers, and consumers of China.
a.
reactive
b.
obstructionist
c.
proactive
d.
accommodative
e.
participative
3.
A contingency plan
makes an organization less flexible.
is unnecessary for organizations that face a dynamic environment.
can be used only at a strategic level.
is developed after considering possible events.
is used in conjunction with the organization's originally developed plan.
4.
Executives at Lululemon Athletica have just written a plan that allocates a large part of the firm's cash to a new product line. This will give them a competitive advantage and the new product line will have a synergistic effect when combined with current products. What kind of plan is this?
Strategic
Tactical
Standing
Contingency
Operational
a.changing demographics.
b.competitive advantage.
c.terrorism.
d.legislative and judicial decisions.
e.globalization.
Explanation / Answer
Because e of the globalization Ilham is shifting in many countries. Today companies are searching for new markets for their product, new resources, cheap labor, natural resources etc. these forces are forcing the companies to go global.
2 A reactive
Reactive stance is internal motivation and it is react on the certain problems. Here the reaction was on the food spoliation issues.
3 d is developed after considering possible events.
A contingency plan is developed to tackle future uncertainties. That is why it is developed after considering possible events..
4 A Strategic
This is the plan to manage the activities setting the priorities and energy of the firm, focus and resources etc to meet the common goal. Here Executives at Lululemon Athletica performed the same activity.