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Which of the following would a transport company monitor under the Political heading as part of a PEST analysis?

• Predicted car numbers and usage/public concerns over safety

• Congestion charges/fuel tax in cities/plans to build new roads

• State of the economy/oil price movements/a rise in interest rates

• Tracking systems to monitor driver hours/anti-theft devices/developments in tyre technology

The word (a)   refers to the composition of the population in any given area – whether a country or an area within a country.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(1) A social trend towards increased materialism will be beneficial to all retailers.

(2) A change in social structure may lead to a change in social attitudes.

• (2) only

• Neither

• Both

• (1) only

" (a)   is a term used for reducing the number of employees in an organisation without necessarily reducing the work or the output"

Supra-national sources of legal authority include:

• US legislation

• United Nations resolutions

• UK Government legislation

• UK High Court decisions

The following definition is referred as "person or group’s like or dislike for something. (Hint: They are positive or negative views of a person, place, thing or event)" Which of the following terms best describes the above definition?

• Tastes

• Preferences

• Attitudes

• Values

Consider the following statements:

1 A political system can be defined as ‘a complete set of institutions, political organisations and interest groups, the relationship between those institutions and the political rules and norms that govern their functions.’

2 Nationalisation of an industry often involves government selling some of its assets in a bid to promote competition.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

• 2 only

• Both

• Neither

• 1 only

Consider the following statements:

1 Monitoring population growth is usually only important for public or governmental organisations.

2 ‘Attitudes’ represent an individual’s personal preferences or patterns of choice.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

• 1 only

• Neither

• Both

• 2 only

Outsourcing is often associated with which business processes?

• Sending staff on foreign assignments

• Transferring call centres overseas

• Sourcing data from outside the company

• Allowing employees to work from home

Which of the following is NOT a way in which businesses can reduce the amount of damage they cause to the environment?

• Careful production planning

• Redesigning products to use fewer materials

• Recycling

• Rebranding of products