Implementing and executing strategy successfully requires Implementing and executing strategy successfully requires:
A. the same kinds of creative management talent and innovative thinking capabilities as crafting strategy.
B. a financially driven process aimed at squeezing the most profit out of conducting daily operations.
C. the efforts of a company's whole management team, not just a few senior managers
D. a high caliber CEO that possesses the business vision, industry and competitive analysis skills, and entrepreneurial creativity needed to navigate the competitive landscape.
E. less managerial expertise and effort to perform well, at least in comparison with crafting a winning strategy.

Resources and capabilities, such as interpersonal relations among managers and a firm's culture, that may be costly to imitate because they are beyond the ability of firms to systematically manage and influence are referred to asanswers: socially complex.causally ambiguous.path dependent.the result of unique historical conditions.

Jennifer purchased a house in a brand new development in the outskirts of town. when her house was built, the nearest fire department was nearly 20 miles away. as her neighborhood developed, the density of the community called for a new fire department 1.5 miles away. what effect will the new fire station have on her homeowners insurance premium? a. a new fire department will be more demanding on local taxes. her annual premium will go up. b. the location of a fire department has no bearing on the value of her house. her annual premium will stay the same. c. the new fire department will reduce the risk of financial loss in her home. her annual premium should decrease. d. with a fire department so close (less than 5 miles), financial risk on jennifer’s home practically disappears. she will not need to pay insurance anymore.

Most angel investors expect a return on investment of question options: 20% to 25% over 5 years. 15% to 20% over 5 years. 75% over 10 years. 100% over 5 years.