What are the eight components of the strategy execution process?

· Developing strategic goals

· Assigning responsibilities

· Allocating resources

· Establishing supportive structure

· Monitoring and measuring performance

· Incentive and motivation

· Adapting to change

· Effective communication

What are the five broad areas information systems need to cover within organizations?

· Customer data

· Operation data

· Employee data

· Supplier/partner/collaborative ally data

· Financial performance date

   B)  What is meant by corporate culture?

     Identify, list, and discuss the three corporate cultural schools of thought? 

· High performance cultures

· Adaptive culture

· Unhealthy politicized change resistant insular

     List the six leadership and managerial actions that foster results-oriented, high-performance organizational cultures.       

APA Format Using The quest for competitive advantage John E. Gamble Margaret A. Peteraf, Arthur A Thompson