CBO Strategic Planning & Leadership 5

Question 1

A scenario planning exercise is MOST useful when:

Accepted Answer

There is significant uncertainty about multiple possible futures

Answer

Scenario planning helps organizations prepare for multiple plausible futures when uncertainty is high and linear forecasting is insufficient.

Question 2

Which leadership behavior is MOST associated with building psychological safety in a team?

Accepted Answer

Encouraging team members to voice concerns without fear of punishment

Answer

Psychological safety, studied by Amy Edmondson, thrives when leaders actively encourage open dialogue and ensure no punishment for speaking up.

Question 3

When a business adopts a 'market development' strategy, it is:

Accepted Answer

Entering new markets with existing products

Answer

Market development (Ansoff Matrix) means expanding the reach of existing products into new geographic or demographic markets.

Question 4

A CBO identifies that the company is 'stuck in the middle' according to Porter. This means the company:

Accepted Answer

Has failed to achieve a clear competitive advantage in any generic strategy

Answer

Porter warned that companies that try to pursue multiple generic strategies simultaneously often end up with no clear advantage, a condition he called 'stuck in the middle.'

Question 5

Which decision-making model assumes that decision-makers have limited information, time, and cognitive capacity?

Accepted Answer

Bounded rationality model

Answer

Herbert Simon's bounded rationality model recognizes that humans 'satisfice' (choose a good-enough option) rather than optimize due to real-world constraints.

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CBO Strategic Planning & Leadership 5