Strategic Management assignment #6

 Answer the question in the Exercise for Simulation participants on p. 319 as they relate to your company. The company is Organic Coffee and Beverages in Orangeburg, SC .  

page 319 questions:

EXERCISE FOR SIMULATION PARTICIPANTS

1. How would you describe the organization of your company’s top-management team? Is some decision making decentralized and delegated to individual managers? If so, explain how the decentralization works. Or are decisions made more by consensus, with all co-managers having input? What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of the decision-making approach your company is employing?
   LO 5
2. What specific actions have you and your co-managers taken to develop core competencies or competitive capabilities that can contribute to good strategy execution and potential competitive advantage? If no actions have been taken, explain your rationale for doing nothing.
   LO 3
3. What value chain activities are most crucial to good execution of your company’s strategy? Does your company have the ability to outsource any value chain activities? If so, have you and your co-managers opted to engage in outsourcing? Why or why not?
   LO 1, LO 4