BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
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They are only appropriate when the environment is stable and simple.
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Goals and objectives cannot be measured with a high level of certainty.
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They lead to complacency.
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They lack the flexibility needed to adjust to changes in the environment.
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Detailed explanation-1: -1. Which of the following is the primary drawback (weakness) of traditional strategic control systems? They are only appropriate when the environment is stable and simple. Goals and objectives cannot be measured with a high level of certainty.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is the primary drawback of traditional strategic control systems? They lack the flexibility needed to adjust to changes in the environment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Traditional approaches to control seek to compare actual results against a standard. The work is done, the manager evaluates the work and uses the evaluation as input to control future efforts. While this approach is not useless, it is inappropriate as a means to control a strategy.
Detailed explanation-4: -The “traditional” approach to strategic control is interactive; the “contemporary” approach to strategic control is sequential. The traditional approach to strategic control relies on feedback from performance measurement to strategy formulation.