OD Step 2-Strategy

Question 1

Analyzer with Innovation

Answer 1

a strategy that is similar to a prospector but with more emphasis on exploitation

Question 2

Analyzer without innovation

Answer 2

a strategy that is similar to a defender but with more emphasis on exploration

Question 3

Defender

Answer 3

a strategy that focuses on exploitation and innovation only in narrow, limited areas

Question 4

Environment

Answer 4

the marketplace, the regulatory and legal situate, the opportunities and other aspects of the context in which the firm operates

Question 5

Exploration

Answer 5

search, variation, risk taking, and innovation by the firm

Question 6

Exploitation

Answer 6

refinement, efficiency, selection, and implementation by the firm

Question 7

Organization

Answer 7

a collection of people identified socially as a firm or one of its subunits; deliberately formed, goal-directed, bounded, and functions on a relatively continuous basis

Question 8

Prospector

Answer 8

a strategy that takes an aggressive approach to innovation, systematically searching for new opportunities. It experiments regularly with change.

Question 9

Reactor

Answer 9

a strategy that lacks an intentional strategy toward innovation. It makes adjustments when forced or when there is an urgent need or problem.

Question 10

Strategy

Answer 10

the firm’s position on exploration and exploitation

Question 11

Structure

Answer 11

the partition of tasks by work roles and the reporting relationships among the work roles