MGT 498 Final Exam graded A+

In a survey of 50 corporations, which of the following was rated as a benefit of strategic management? A. Clearer sense of vision for the firm B. Higher levels of employee motivation C. Higher levels of job satisfaction D. Improved productivity E. Lower employee turnover 2) Research suggests that strategic management evolves through four sequential phases in corporations. The first phase is A. externally-oriented planning B. basic financial planning C. internally-oriented planning D. forecast-based planning E. strategic management 3) Strategic management is that set of managerial decisions and actions that determine the long-run performance of a corporation. Which one of the following is NOT one of the basic elements of the strategic management process? A. Strategy formulation B. Strategy implementation C. Statistical process control D. Evaluation and control E. Environmental scanning