BTF
BTF
10. Anticipating customer needs and then developing new ideas for
products and services to satisfy these needs would be a key function
of which department?
A. Purchasing.
B. Manufacturing.
C. Procurement.
D. Research and development.
11. To be market-oriented, a business should put whom in the center
of its marketing strategy?
A. Suppliers.
B. Consumers.
C. Investors.
D. Debt holders.
Chapter 4
1. Joe is performing a detailed strategic analysis for Smertin company.
He is working on the internal analysis. Which of the following
strategic management techniques will Joe most likely use in
undertaking his analysis?
A. Competitor analysis.
B. The value chain.
C. PESTEL analysis.
D. Five forces analysis.
2. The chief executive of Dalas company is considering several
strategic options for the company. The Johnson and Scholes criteria
against which these can be judged are:
A. Economy, Effectiveness and Efficiency.
B. Economy, Expectation and Efficiency.
C. Acceptability, Congruence and Feasibility.
D. Suitability, Feasibility and Acceptability.
3. SWOT analysis refers to the analysis of the organization’s:
A. Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats.
B. Skills, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats.
C. Strength, Workload, Opportunities, Threats.
D. Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Thrusts.
4. Abraham works as a consultant for Boots company’s strategy
project. He needs to undertake an external analysis of the company as
a part of planning review. Which of following techniques can be
applied to do this task?
A. Porter’s five forces analysis.
B. Ansoff’s Matrix.
C. The BCG Matrix.
D. Resource audit.
5. As a business consultant for ICT Company, an emerging technology
firm, Michael is conducting an industry and sector analysis by
adopting Porter’s five forces model. Which of the following factors is
NOT included in Michael’s report?
A. Threat of new entrants.
B. Power of supplier.
C. The company’s resources and capabilities.
D. Power of customers.
6. William, a strategic analyst of Castel Company recently conducted a
company’s product lines analysis by applying the BCG matrix for a
project of product development. For one particular product, code
AOF22, the model indicated that a ‘build’ strategy should be adopted.
Which of the following did the BCG matrix classify the AOF22?
A. A dog.
B. A star.
C. A cash cow.
D. A question mark.
7. Three levels of strategy from top to down are:
A. Business, Corporate, Functional.
B. Business, Corporate, Operational.
C. Corporate, Business, Functional.
D. Corporate, Operational, Business.
8. Which of the following determinants least likely belong to the
political factors in the PESTEL analysis?
A. Social welfare policy.
B. Taxation policy.
C. Size of population.
D. Government stability.
A. The risk that the business’s objectives will not be achieved because it
chooses the wrong corporate, business or functional strategy.
B. The chance that customers will not buy the company’s products or
services in expected quantities.
C. The risk that arises in part from how the business is financed and in
part from the changes in the financial markets.
D. The risk that incurs because of inadequate or failed internal
processes, people and systems, or because of external events.
10. Which of the following type of risk is NOT included in operational
risk?
A. Process risk.
B. People risk.
C. Gearing risk.
D. Systems risk.
11. Which of the following type of risk is NOT included in controllable
financial risk?
A. Gearing risk.
B. Market risk.
C. Credit risk.
D. Liquidity risk.
12. The greater risks for a particular business will arise when:
A. Exposure is low.
B. The underlying factor is stable.
C. The impact is severe.
D. The probability of occurrence is low.
13. The possible responses to a risk that has low probability and low
impact is:
A. Avoidance.
B. Reduction.
C. Sharing.
D. Acceptance.
A. To increase the annual profit after tax by 125% in the next 10 years
B. To introduce an average of two new products each year for the next
six years
C. To double the share price within the next 10 years
D. To become the market leader in four market segments within the
nest 10 years
Câu 3: Which of the following company’s stakeholder group is putting the
company under pressure to improve its return on investment?
A. Shareholders
B. Customers
C. Suppliers
D. Employees
A. Vision
B. Mission
C. Primary objective
D. Plan
A. Vision
B. Mission
C. Plan
D. Secondary objective
Câu 8: Boca company has increased sales revenue by 8% in each of the last
few years. A stated objective of Boca is to increase sales revenue by 80%
next year. Which key characteristic of quantitative operational goals does
Boca’s objective lack?
A. Being specific
B. Being measurable
C. Being achievale
D. Being time-bound
A. Market research
B. Pure reseach
C. Applied research
D. Process research
Câu 11: Anticipating customer needs and then developing new ideas
for products and services to satisfy these needs would be a key
function of which department ?
A. Purchasing
B. Manufacturing
C. Procurement
D. Research and development
Câu 12: Three Ps in service marketing mix refer to:
A. Product
B. People
C. Processes
D. Physical evidence
Câu 14: Who take care the overall direction and performance of a
business
A. Top managers
B. First line managers
C. Senior managers
D. Middle managers
Câu 15: Which of the following qualities are typical of an open systems
culture ?
A. Top managers
B. First-line managers
C. Board of management
D. Board of directors
Câu 17: Which of the following managers has the authority in giving
specialist advice to other managers over which they have no line
authority?
A. A line manager
B. A staff manager
C. A functional manager
D. A project manager
Câu 18: Which of the following factors is classified as hygiene factors
by Frederick Herzberg?
A. A sense of achievement
B. Working conditions of a job
C. Recognition
D. Responsibility
Câu 19: According to Bruce Tuckman, the order of four stages through
which groups proceed are:
A. Forming, Norming, Storming, Performing
B. Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
C. Forming, Storming, Performing, Norming
D. Forming, Norming, Performing, Storming
Câu 20: Which of the following is NOT the characteristics of top
managers?
A. Market mixing
B. Promotion
C. Segmentation
D. Demographics