Question

Consider the following three companies and their strategies.• Company A is an established database management company that acquires a well-reputed but small publishing house to enter the booming publishing industry.• Company B, a sports management house, declared bankruptcy during a recent recession but now has created a television network that airs regional sports events.• Company C, a package delivery business, is a startup based on delivery efficiency models created by a few students, and delivers almost all kinds of packages.Which of the following describes the use of strategies by these companies accurately?a. Company B employs an emergent strategy, where as Companies A and C employ deliberate strategies.b. All three companies employ deliberate strategies.c. All three companies employ emergent strategies.d. Company C employs an deliberate strategy, where as Companies A and B employ emergent strategies.e. Companies A and C employ emergent strategies, Company B employs an deliberate strategy.

Answer 1

Answer:

B) All three companies employ deliberate strategies.

Explanation:

A deliberate strategy is a planned strategy, that means that management had had previously developed the strategy and then started to carry on its plan (i.e. planning before acting).

The difference with an emergent strategy is that emergent strategies are continuous process of testing and learning, and not necessarily following a formal plan.  

All three companies seem to follow a predetermined strategy, therefore they all employ deliberate strategies.