Tuesday, November 9, 2010

MGT603 Quiz Nov 2010

Last date: 12-11-10..
Quiz will be based upon Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Covering Video Lecture 1 to 15

Which of the following can be best described as short-term in nature?

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Mission statements

Annual objectives

Strategies

Vision statement

Which of the following are the factors that concern the nature and direction of the economy in which a firm operates?

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Technological

Ecological

Social

EconomicWhich one of the followings best describes this statement; “The conditions that a company must satisfy in order to be able to enter an industry”?

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Economies of scale

Barriers to entry

Differentiation

Competitive environment

During which stage of strategic management, firm’s specific internal strengths and weaknesses are determined?

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Formulation

Implementation

Evaluation

Feedback

Which of the following arise when a company can take advantage of conditions in its environment to formulate and implement strategies that enable it to become more profitable?

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Strengths

Opportunities

Weaknesses

Threats

Which statement is CORRECT about strategic-management process?

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It occurs once a year

It is a continuous process

It applies mostly to large business

It applies mostly to small businesses

Ethnic balance is affected due to which of the following?

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Change in ethnic values

Awareness of ethnic norms

Migration of the people towards different areas

Introduction of new laws relating to ethnicity

The organizations that conduct business operations across national borders are known as which of the following?

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Domestic firms

Multinational corporations

Parent companies

Franchises



Which of the following is the greatest advantage of international operations?

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Reduced tariffs and taxes

Access to global business practices

Gaining new customers

Less-intense competition

Which of the following are developed in strategy implementation phase of strategic management?

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Vision and mission

Annual objectives

Strengths and weaknesses

Opportunities and threats



Which of the following is not a strategy-implementation activity?

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Long term goals and objectives

Developing strategy supportive culture

Redirecting marketing efforts

Developing and utilizing information system

Strategy implementation includes developing strategy supportive culture, creating an effective organizational structure, redirecting marketing efforts, preparing budgets, developing and utilizing information system and linking employee compensation to organizational performance.

The mission statement answers which of the following question?

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What is our business?

How can we improve ourselves?

What do we want to become?

Who are our stakeholders?

Where an organization takes into account the effect of its strategic decisions on the society, the firm is taking care of which of these?

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Corporate governance

Business policy

Business ethics

Social policy

Which of the following is best identified as a statement that presents “a firm's big picture statement, describing a desired end-state, general in scope, and not restrictive”?

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Corporate philosophy statement

Company creed

Vision statement

Mission statement



While preparing an External Factor Evaluation matrix, a total score of 0.8 indicates what?

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Firm is taking advantages of strengths and avoiding threats

Firm is not taking advantages of opportunities and is avoiding threats

Firm is not taking advantages of opportunities and is not avoiding threats

Firm is taking advantage of opportunities and is avoiding the threats

Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 02:02:21 AM ) Total Marks: 1

External forces directly affects all of the following EXCEPT:



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Market segmentation strategies



Types of products/services offered



Management structure of organization



Choice of businesses to acquire or sell

Attitudes of people in the external environment

Lifestyles of people

Per capita income

Values and beliefs of persons outside the firm

Which type of trend can be exemplified by the increase in average level of education in a society?

Social

Economic

Cultural

Technological



A Good mission statement identifies the utility of a firm's products to its customers”; which of the following represents this statement?

Organization’s philosophy

Customer orientation

Social policy

Declaration of attitude

Customer orientation

Which of the following can be the weakness of an organization?

Price war

Poor location of business

Increased trade barriers

Innovative substitute product

Which one of the followings best describes this statement; “The conditions that a company must satisfy in order to be able to enter an industry”?

Economies of scale

Barriers to entry

Differentiation

Competitive environment



Which one variable falls under the category of the Social, Cultural, Demographic, and Environmental Variable?

Propensity of people to spend

Buying habits

Level of disposable income

Income differences by region



Which one of the following is NOT a basic mission of a competitive intelligence program?

To provide a general understanding of an industry

To provide a general understanding of a company’s competitors

To identify industry executives who could be hired by the firm

To identify potential moves a competitor might make that would endanger a firm





Political variables have a significant effect on which one of the following?

Formulation and implementation of strategy

Formulation and Evaluation of a strategy

Implementation and evaluation of a strategy

Formulation, implementation and evaluation of a strategy





The mission statement answers which of the following question?

What is our business? (correct)

How can we improve ourselves?

What do we want to become?

Who are our stakeholders?



Which of the following statement is TRUE about a Vision statement of a company?

It concentrates on future

It defines the customers

It identify critical processes

It informs about the desired level of performance





All of the following statements are true about a firm’s mission statement EXPECT:

A mission statement does not directly contribute positively to financial performance.

A mission statement directly contributes positively to financial performance.

A mission statement should not provide useful criteria for selecting among alternative strategies. (correct)

Primary reason to develop a mission statement is not to attract the customers






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