Module 3: The role of organisation in corporate strategy

Question 1

Successful strategy execution

Answer 1

• Clarifying decision rights
• Aligning motivators
• Designing information flows
• Making changes to the structure

Question 2

3 principles of designing organisational structure

Answer 2

• Nesting
• Silos
• Linkages

Question 3

Nesting

Answer 3

Organisations beyond a certain size are bound to run into the limits of organising in a single box, which necessitates boxes within boxes.

Question 4

Silos

Answer 4

Boxes enhance the integration of activities within them, but also impede integration across boxes.

Question 5

Linkages

Answer 5

Provide the residual integration needed

Question 6

Knowledge strategy appropriate when using scalable, replicable knowledge

Answer 6

Codification strategy

Question 7

Knowledge strategy appropriate when using tacit, personal knowledge

Answer 7

Personalisation strategy

Question 8

The shorter a team’s path lengths in the knowledge network

Answer 8

• The more knowledge obtained from other BUs by the team
• The shorter the project completion time

Question 9

The higher a team’s number of direct relations in the knowledge network

Answer 9

• The shorter the project completion time when knowledge is non-codified.
• The longer the project completion time when knowledge is codified.