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Questions # 31:

Which of the following is an example of a formal relationship in which two organisations legally contract to co-operate in defined ways to achieve specific commercial objectives?

Options:

A.

Outsourcing


B.

Strategic Alliance


C.

Shared Service Centre


D.

Merger


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Questions # 32:

E's manager is concerned about bullying in the organisation and has asked E to report on the situation.

As a result, E has carried out the following work;

• Collected data of the numbers of complaints made

• Produced a bar chart based on incidences in different departments

• Interviewed a sample of employees

• Calculated the cost of employees being away from work sick due to bullying

Which of the pieces of work that E has carried out is qualitative analysis?

Options:

A.

Producing a bar chart of incidences.


B.

Interviewing a sample of employees.


C.

Calculating a financial cost


D.

Collecting data of complaints


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Questions # 33:

Place the following categories typically found in a 'person specification' next to each job holder's requirements.

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Questions # 34:

One of the key corporate governance factors within an organisation is that of responsible planning and management of resources. This is often referred to as stewardship. Whilst this is the responsibility of all directors, financial resources are overseen by the financial director. The finance department, under the direction of the financial director, issues weekly staff performance reports to line managers and department heads, annual statistical information to local government departments and quarterly high level results statements to shareholders. Why is stewardship such an important responsibility of company directors and the finance function?

Options:

A.

It is the interest of all stakeholders


B.

It is the interest of all shareholders


C.

It is the interest of the government


D.

It is the interest of the employees


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Questions # 35:

R is a 14 year old girl and has been promised a new computer for her birthday. Her school friends have popular hand-held models which are very intuitive to use with an eye-pleasing interface and design. Her parents want her to have a cumbersome personal computer which has to be situated at home as it will be more secure and easy to upgrade in the future without replacing the whole unit. R would prefer the computer her friends have. Which influence is R demonstrating?

Options:

A.

Socio/cultural influence


B.

Personal influence


C.

Psychological influence


D.

Technical influence


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Questions # 36:

Which THREE of the following features are associated with a delegated sourcing strategy as part of an organisation's supply network? 

Options:

A.

A single supplier


B.

Goods provided by second tier suppliers


C.

The burden of coordination and liaison with suppliers removed from the organisation 


D.

Annual formal tendering processes for potential suppliers to undertake


E.

Coordination and liaison with suppliers by the organisation's purchasing department


F.

An emphasis on low costs and just-in-time delivery


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Questions # 37:

Which of the following is a cost of information?

Options:

A.

Improving system design


B.

Improving marketing strategies


C.

Improving pricing strategies


D.

Improving product design


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Questions # 38:

Dismissal is a drastic form of disciplinary action. Which THREE of the following examples would constitute fair dismissal?

Options:

A.

It has been discovered that the Management Accountant embezelled $10,000.


B.

A driver has been convicted of driving whilst under the influence of alcohol and has received a driving ban for 24 months.


C.

The Office Junior was 10 minutes late returning from lunch twice last week.


D.

The Office Manager has announced that she is pregnant.


E.

A senior manager has been passing product information to competitors.


F.

The Sales Manager has requested flexible working hours.


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Questions # 39:

Which THREE of the following are characteristics of undifferentiated marketing?

Options:

A.

Having little concern for segmentation


B.

Specialising in one or two identified markets


C.

Delivering a single product to the entire market


D.

Producing several products each aimed at different segments


E.

Aiming to attract as many customers as possible to buy the product


F.

Selecting the most lucrative markets


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Questions # 40:

According to Ansoff, which of the following marketing strategies should be adopted when introducing an existing product to a new market?

Options:

A.

Market penetration


B.

Product development


C.

Diversification


D.

Market development


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