Description : Dynamic capabilities refer to: a) the firm's ability to integrate, build, and reconfigure internal and external competences to address rapidly changing environments. b) the link between ... underlie a company's multiple production lines and critically underpin the firm's competitive advantage
Last Answer : the firm's ability to integrate, build, and reconfigure internal and external competences to address rapidly changing environments.
Description : Strategic Mission ------------------ : A. Is a statement of a Firm's unique purpose & scope of Operations B. Is an internally focused affirmation of the Organizational, Societal and Ethical ... the Co. intends to compete D. Is developed by a Firm before the Firm develops it's Strategic Intent
Last Answer : Is a statement of a Firm’s unique purpose & scope of Operations
Description : Using organization's existing under-utilized resources or capabilities (technologies, distribution channels, brands etc.) to new markets, products or services, is known as…. A. Economies of Scope B. The Experience Curve C. Economies of Capacity D. Economies of Scale
Last Answer : Economies of Scope
Description : Strategic planning: (a) Addresses the organization's basic mission or business, issuing broad statements of purpose or direction that have a long lead time. (b) Involves managers in each unit of ... overall plans of the organization. (d) Determines the day-to-day operations within an organization.
Last Answer : (a) Addresses the organization's basic mission or business, issuing broad statements of purpose or direction that have a long lead time.
Description : All of the following decisions fall within the scope of operations management except for…… (a) financial analysis ; (b) design of products and processes (c) location of facilities ; (d) all of the above fall within the scope of operations management
Last Answer : (a) financial analysis ;
Description : What is NOT a ‘Critical Tasks of Strategic Management? A. Formulate the company’s mission B. Select a set of short-term objectives that will achieve the most desirable results C. Conduct an internal analysis D. Assess the external environment – competitive and general contexts
Last Answer : Select a set of short-term objectives that will achieve the most desirable results
Description : What factors should guide a company's planning efforts? A)A company's budget and overall objectives B)An analysis of target markets and the company's marketing mix C)A company's budget and ... D)A company's marketing mix and overall mission E)A company's mission and overall organisational goals
Last Answer : E)A company's mission and overall organisational goals
Description : GAP analysis: (a) Is a planning approach for determining where an organization as today. (b) Is a planning approach for determining how an organization will reach its goals. (c) Provides a diagram showing a company's present momentum and its potential. (d) All of the above.
Last Answer : (d) All of the above.
Description : A continually evolving network of independent companies, suppliers, customers, even competitors, linked together to share skills, costs, and access to one another s markets is called a/an ... Virtual organization ; (b) Boundaryless organization ; (c) Modular organization (d) Integrated organization
Last Answer : (a) Virtual organization ;
Description : Which of the following is typically NOT seen as being associated with strategic decision ? A. The Organization's long term direction B. The detailed planning of a Department's work over the ... and expectations of powerful players in the Organization D. The scope of the Organization's activities
Last Answer : The detailed planning of a Department’s work over the next month
Description : The fundamental purpose for the existence of any organization is described by its A. policies B. mission C. procedures D. strategy
Last Answer : mission
Description : A clear Mission statement describes the Values and Priorities of an Organization
Last Answer : True
Description : To find out what an organization's strategy is, you should: a) Read the mission statement b) Look at what the organization actually does c) Read the strategic plan d) Ask the CEO
Last Answer : Look at what the organization actually does
Description : A possible and desirable future state of an Organization is called --------------- : A. Mission B. Vision C. Strategy Implementation D. Strategy Formulation
Last Answer : Vision
Description : The fundamental purpose of an Organization’s Mission statement is to : A. Create a good human relations climate in the Organization B. Define the Organization’s purpose in Society C. Define the operational structure of the Organization D. Generate good public relations for the Organization
Last Answer : Define the Organization’s purpose in Society
Description : Which of the following factors does not need to be considered when formulating policies on the level and financing of working capital? A. The attitude to risk of a company's managers B. ... C. The availability of revenue reserves and capital reserves D. Terms of trade offered by competitors
Last Answer : C. The availability of revenue reserves and capital reserves
Description : Marketing management is ________. A. Managing the marketing process B. Monitoring the profitability of the company's products and services C. Selecting target markets D. Developing ... , keeping, and growing customers through creating, delivering, and communicating superior customer value
Last Answer : E. The art and science of choosing target markets and getting, keeping, and growing customers through creating, delivering, and communicating superior customer value
Description : In this growth strategy, the company may seek new opportunities that have no relation with its current technology, products, or markets. A. Concentric diversification B. Horizontal diversification C. Conglomerate diversification D. None of these options
Last Answer : Conglomerate diversification
Description : Product development strategy for achieving intensive growth focuses on…. A. Current products and new markets B. Current products and current markets C. New products and current markets D. New products and new markets
Last Answer : New products and current markets
Description : Market development strategy focuses on…. A. Current products and new markets B. Current products and current markets C. New products and current markets D. New products and new markets
Last Answer : Current products and new markets
Description : What term is used for corporate development beyond current products and markets, but within the capabilities or the value network of the organisation? A. Backward integration B. Related diversification C. Vertical integration D. Divergent diversification
Last Answer : Related diversification
Description : Which of the following constitutes Foreign Direct Investment? A. A speculator trying to make a profit by buying company shares on a foreign stock exchange. B. A UK energy company buying territory ... D. A company signing an agreement with a wholesaler to distribute its products in foreign markets.
Last Answer : A tourist purchasing foreign currency to spend on a holiday abroad.
Description : A business is able to reduce total cost by spreading fixed costs across a wider range of products. This is known as…. A. Economies of Scope B. The Experience Curve C. Economies of Capacity D. Economies of Scale
Last Answer : Economies of Scale
Description : Operations include…. A. Organization-wide decisions B. Creating a new direction C. Tactically specific D. Long Term
Last Answer : Tactically specific
Description : Tannenbaum and Schmidt‟s continuum of possible leadership behaviour identifies four main styles of leadership by the manager. What are they? (a) Commands, helps, joins and leads ; (b) Tells, sells, consults and joins (c) Tells, helps, joins and leads ; (d) Commands, sells, consults and resists
Last Answer : (b) Tells, sells, consults and joins
Description : Michael Porter has argued that: a) the logic of old economy strategies remains the same for internet-based companies. b) the internet did not bring new types of products/services or large ... does not matter to global competition. d) the internet does not help to improve company operations.
Last Answer : the logic of old economy strategies remains the same for internet-based companies.
Description : An operations manager is not likely to be involved in….. (a) the design of products and services to satisfy customers' wants and needs (b) the quality of products and services to satisfy customers' wants and needs (c) the identification of customers' wants and needs ; (d) forecasting sales
Last Answer : (c) the identification of customers' wants and needs ;
Description : 1) Individuals and business organisations that purchase products for the purpose of making profit either by using the products to produce other products or by using them in their operations are classified as: A)reseller markets B)institutional markets C)producer markets D)government markets
Last Answer : C)producer markets
Description : A review of a company's financial statements by a CPA firm: a. Is similar in scope to an audit and adds similar credibility to the statements. b. Is significantly less in scope than an ... s opinion as to the fairness of the financial statements. d. Is designed to provide only moderate assurance
Last Answer : Is designed to provide only moderate assurance
Description : The Diamond Model assumes that: a) Multinational firms must develop global strategies based only on home demand conditions. b) Multinational firms must pay less attention to global consumers than domestic ... a firm plays a key role in shaping that firm's competitive advantage in global markets.
Last Answer : The national home base of a firm plays a key role in shaping that firm's competitive advantage in global markets.
Description : Which of the following departmentalization can be considered necessary in an organization where the Company‟s products fall into several categories with very different production methods for each category? (a) Customer ; (b) Production ; (c) Process ; (d) Matrix
Last Answer : (c) Process ;
Description : A portfolio can best be defined as: a. a group of projects and programs carried out within an organization. b. a group of programs carried out under the sponsorship of an organization. c ... the sponsorship of an organization. d. a range of products and services offered by an organization.
Last Answer : a. a group of projects and programs carried out within an organization.
Description : Strategic decisions are …… A. Medium-scale B. Operational & Tactical C. Company’s “production plan” D. None of these options
Last Answer : None of these options
Description : A Vision statement is in essence, a Company’s Game Plan
Last Answer : False
Description : Which of the following could be defined as a multinational company? A. A firm that owns shares in a foreign company but does not participate in the company's decision making. B. A UK based internet ... origin. D. A finance company transferring its HQ and all its activities from the UK to the US.
Last Answer : A firm owning a chain of supermarket outlets outside its country of origin.
Description : A company's break even point is 6,000 units per annum. The selling price is Rs. 90 per unit and the variable cost is Rs. 40 per unit. What are the company's annual fixed costs? (a) Rs. 120 (b) Rs. 2,40,000
Last Answer : 5,40,000
Description : What is the company's breakeven point: (a) 8,000 units b) 8,333 units (c) 10,000 units (d) 10,909 units
Last Answer : (d) 10,909 units
Description : If a manager at Wipro wants to award a contract for printing the company's promotional literature and has obtained quotations from several printers, the manager can select a printer and know with ______ what the printing should cost. (a) Ambiguity ; (b) Risk ; (c) Uncertainty ; (d) Certainty
Last Answer : (d) Certainty
Description : A company's microenvironment, ' customer markets' are of A. 5 types B. 4 types C. 3 types D. 2 types
Last Answer : . 5 types