1) Which of the following is NOT one of Drucker’s three basic questions? a) What is our business? b) What should our strategy be? c) What will our business be?
ANSWER: B
2) What is meant by corporate mission? d) The over-riding reason for the corporation’s existence. e) The strategies the corporation intends to take. f) The view of the founder as to what kind of company this should be.
ANSWER: A
3) What is meant by corporate vision? g) The over-riding reason for the corporation’s existence. h) The strategies the corporation intends to take. i) The view of the founder as to what kind of company this should be.
ANSWER: C
4) Which of the following is NOT a type of planning system? j) Formal planning system. k) Logical incrementalism. l) Formal integration.
ANSWER: C
5) What is value chain analysis? m) A system of valuing the firm’s assets. n) A system of valuing the chain of command. o) An analysis of the inputs each firm puts into the product before it reaches the final consumer.
ANSWER: C
6) Which of the following is NOT one of the elements that supports the value chain? p) Procurement. q) Finance. r) Human resource management.
ANSWER: B
7) What is meant by inbound logistics? s) The study of movement of factors of production. t) The study of transportation. u) Return of faulty goods.
ANSWER: A
8) What is a value network? v) A group of firms who agree to co-operate against outside competition. w) A group of firms who act together to create value through a set of complex relationships. x) A group of firms which have a similar value.
ANSWER: B
9) Which of the following is NOT one of Porter’s three basic competitive positioning strategies? y) Cost leadership. z) Differentiation. {) Segmentation.