Question

Company XYZ forecasts expanding markets, see many opportunities for growth, and adopts a growth strategy. It has invested heavily into a highly efficient production process. Administratively, it has tight control over costs and lots of rules and regulations to promote efficiency. According to the adaptation model of strategy, company XYZ:_________

a. is a strategie failure
b. as prospector
c. as defender
d. as an analyzer

Answer 1

c

Step-by-step explanation:

The adaption model was developed by Miles and Snow (1978)

Businesses are classified as :

• Reactors
• Defenders
• Analysers
• prospectors

Company XYZ can be classified as a defender. this is because they have taken steps to increase control internally. It also has a lot of rules which might stifle adaption