1. What is group and team decision making? What is the advantages and disadvantages and how could it be more effectively managed.
2. Give examples you have seen of firms that are outstanding and weak on each of the four pillars of competitive advantage. Why do you choose the firms you do?
3. Why do you think production/operations managers often are not directly involved in strategy-formulation activities? Why can this be a major organizational weakness?
4. How Walmart copes or manager through economic challenges and management and leader ship challenges? 5 pages and reference page.