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WorksheetsFUNCTIONAL AREAS OF A BUSINESS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following functional areas of a business is most likely to be responsible for recruiting new staff?
Business support services
Finance
Human resources
Operations management
Which of the following functional areas is most likely to be responsible for sourcing raw materials?
Finance
Operations management
Procurement
Sales
Which of the following functional areas of a business is most likely to be responsible for producing a radio advertisement to raise awareness of its new product?
Customer service
Marketing
Operations
Sales
Which of the following functional areas is responsible for converting inputs into outputs?
Finance
Operations Management
Research and Development
Sales
Which one of the following is a task which is most likely to be carried out by an employee working in the research and development department of a chocolate bar manufacturer?
Create new recipes
Design an advertising campaign
Find cheaper suppliers of ingredients
Redesign the packaging label
The human resources function of a large organisation is most likely to support the finance function by:
purchasing a new accounts package
recruiting an additional employee
updating its supplier database
using social media to encourage more sales
In a large company the research and development function is most likely to work with the operations management function to:
develop new manufacturing processes
provide administrative support
recruit production operatives
source cheaper raw materials
Which of the following is the most likely consequence to a manufacturer of a poor relationship between its purchasing function and its operations management function?
Incorrect prices
Insufficient stocks of raw materials
Late payment of employee wages
Too few staff
Handles many functions of your business. Provides labor law compliance, hiring and training, compensation, relational assistance and help with handling specific performance issues.
customer service
HR
logistics
research and development team
It is about gathering information concerning your target customers. Who are the people you want to sell to? Why should they buy from you as opposed to a rival business?
marketing
logistics
warehousing department
customer service
Takes care of Advertising
Human resources
Production
Marketing
Finance
Handles Sales
Human resources
Production
Marketing
Finance
Handles Customer Accounts
Human resources
Production
Marketing
Finance
It's in charge of Training
Human resources
Production
Marketing
Finance
Responsible for Buying
Human resources
Production
Marketing
Finance
