wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Strategic Management I

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An external analysis is the process of scanning and evaluating an organization's various external environmental sectors to determine positive and negative trends that could impact on organizational performance.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Threats are positive external environmental trends or changes that will help the organization improve its performance.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
A company’s strategic vision describes:
a)
why the company does certain things in trying to please its customers.
b)
management’s storyline of how it intends to make a profit with the chosen strategy.
c)
management’s aspirations for the future and delineates the company’s strategic course and long-term direction.
d)
what future actions the enterprise will likely undertake to outmaneuver rivals and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
4.

The goal of most organisation is to choose a strategy that

a)

Maximizes the value of the firm for its shareholders

b)

Emphasizes high sales

c)

Minimizes costs

d)

Controls both costs and expenses

5.

A ski resort can't sell passes because there is no snow. What external factor is this?

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Environment

d)

Social

6.

Greggs in Renfrew wants to expand its store, but it has had its planning permission refused. What external factor is this?

a)

Political

b)

Social

c)

Competitive

7.

Unemployment is at an all time high. What external factor is this?

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Competitive

d)

Technological

8.

External factors are out of a business' control.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Internal and external factors can have both a positive and negative affect on a business.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Who has the power over political factors?

a)

Businesses

b)

The Government

c)

Boris Johnson

d)

Nicola Sturgeon

11.

Social factors are about...

a)

Inflation rates

b)

Trends

12.

What can an enterprise do to try and manage external factors?

a)

Have a contingency plan

b)

Increase their price

c)

Go into liquidation

d)

Report the external factors to the police

13.

The UK government often makes changes that have a _____________.

a)

minuscule impact on enterprises.

b)

positive impact on enterprises.

c)

negative impact on enterprises.

d)

positive or negative impact on enterprises.

14.

What does the S in SWOT analysis stand for?

a)

Sales

b)

Strengths

c)

Service

d)

Sector

15.

What does the W in SWOT analysis stand for?

a)

Weaknesses

b)

Wages

c)

Weighted

d)

Withdrawal

16.

What does the O in SWOT analysis stand for?

a)

Optimistic

b)

Optional

c)

Opportunities

d)

Openness

17.

What does the T in SWOT analysis stand for?

a)

Tastes

b)

Taxation

c)

Technological

d)

Threats

18.

If the economy is struggling, the UK may enter a ____.

a)

economy.

b)

era of prosperity.

c)

recession.

d)

target market.

19.

Which of the following is a raw material for Coca Cola?

a)

Insurance fees payable

b)

Cost of equipment

c)

Sugar

d)

Interest rates

20.

Which one of the following is an internal factor?

a)

Effective planning and financing

b)

Consumer confidence

c)

Changes in taxation

d)

Interest rates

21.

The population in the UK is ageing. This is a ____ factor.

a)

social

b)

economic

c)

political

d)

legal

22.

Developments in technology can mean that a business replaces ____

a)

directors with shareholders

b)

sustainability with ethics

c)

strategy with objectives

d)

labour with machinery.

23.

A business has a poor reputation among customers , this would be considered to be a(n)

a)

Strength

b)

Weakness

c)

Opportunity

d)

Threat

24.

Changes in demographics results in shifting demand away from products, this is classified as a

a)

Strength

b)

Weakness

c)

Opportunity

d)

Threat

25.

A company has a strong brand name, this would be a(n)

a)

Strength

b)

Weakness

c)

Opportunity

d)

Threat

26.

A company that has been established and successful for 10 years doesn't need to conduct a SWOT

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Trade restrictions have just been lifted, allowing your company to expand trade globally,

a)

Political Factor

b)

Economic Factor

c)

Social Factor

d)

Technological Factor

28.

A shift in consumer taste, away from the firm's product is considered a

a)

Political Factor

b)

Economic Factor

c)

Social Factor

d)

Technological Factor

29.

Installation of new computer software for your company is an example of a

a)

Political Factor

b)

Economical Factor

c)

Social Factor

d)

Technological Factor

30.

The internal business environment consists of...

a)

factors that directly impact the organisation

b)

factors that influence the operations of the business

c)

factors that influence the wider environment in which the business operates

31.

An example of an internal environmental factor is...

a)

Legal issues eg consumer law

b)

Suppliers

c)

Employees

d)

Competitors

32.

Organisational culture is....

a)

The structure of the organisation - break down of roles and responsibilities

b)

The shared values, beliefs, expectations and attitudes of the people within the organisation (management and staff)