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Chapters 11 Hw

Chapters 11 Hw

Q See attached chapter 11 outline -- download the file to your computer -- answer the questions at the end of outline - Make the length of each answer TO EACH question between 100 to 200 words -- Don't attach your answers - paste them in a NEW thread Discussion questions and about the case -- good luck -- edit your answers before submission 1. What factors influence the number of organizations that are founded in a population? How can pursuing a specialist strategy increase a company’s chance of survival? See attached chapter 11 outline -- download the file to your computer -- answer the questions at the end of outline - Make the length of each answer TO EACH question between 100 to 200 words -- Don't attach your answers - paste them in a NEW thread Discussion questions and about the case -- good luck -- edit your answers before submission 1. What factors influence the number of organizations that are founded in a population? How can pursuing a specialist strategy increase a company’s chance of survival? 2. How does r-strategy differ from K-strategy? How does a specialist strategy differ from a generalist strategy? Use companies in the fast-food industry to provide an example of each strategy.3. Why do organizations grow? What major crisis is an organization likely to encounter as it grows?4. Why do organizations decline? What steps can top management take to halt, decline, and restore organizational growth?5. What is organizational inertia? List some sources of inertia in a company like IBM or GM.

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There can be new advancements in technology required to be utilized by businesses. Such technology might be required to be adopted by the organizations. There can be newly emerging competitors and these competitors might sometimes not be able to sustain themselves for a long period of time. If there are chances for new organizations to get formed, such chances can also be influential for the scope of existing organizations. When a specialist strategy is pursued, there can be narrowing down of the organization’s focus in the types/amount of specific resources. In this way, core competencies can be developed and sustained.