Which THREE of the following are benefits of having strong discipline and grievance procedures in place?
A company has used the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix to plot the position of its products according to their relative market share and the growth of the market.
It has identified that it has several products under the heading of star.
Which of the following best describes its likely cash position?
Which of the following are examples of problems associated with group working?
(i) The Abilene paradox
(ii) Synergy
(iii) Risky Shift
(iv) Groupthink
(v) Conformity
Harvey Maylor created a project life cycle model based on four discrete and sequential stages. This is known as the 4D model. One of the stages involves the following activities:
- Documentation must be completed. Contracts, letters, accounting records etc. must be filed properly.
- Project systems must be closed down, including accounting systems - only after all costs have been settled.
- Handover to the client/end users must take place, and where appropriate obtain sign-off to signify that the contract is complete.
- Review the project to provide project staff with immediate feedback on performance.
To which stage of the 4D model do these activities apply?
The manager of Company A has decided to upgrade the IT systems in 18 months time. Although the employees understand the need and benefits from the change there is still some resistance from fear of the unknown and a question mark over the security of their jobs.
Which TWO of the methods below for dealing with change are most appropriate under these circumstances?
After undertaking competitive analysis, a company has assembled the information and is now in a position to benchmark its performance against that of its competitor. A manager has been asked to carry out strategic benchmarking, but he is unsure of what information he should use.
Which TWO of the options below could be used to undertake Strategic Benchmarking?
A business manufacturing running trainers is considering exporting to a fast growing Asian market. Using Porter's Five Forces, which of the following statements is most likely to be incorrect?
Which of the following statements relate to Handy's role culture?
Select ALL that apply.
Which of the following best describes a shared service centre (SSC)?
Michael Porter identified four determinants of national competitive advantage, one of which is Factor conditions.
A company has the following 4 factor conditions. According to Porter, which will give the company a sustainable competetive advantage?
