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Week 4 strategy

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's the purpose of the passage?

a)

to give advice on forming a business strategy.

b)

to define different types of goals.

c)

to advertise a business strategy.

d)

to explain when a business should branch out.

2.

What do we check in 'Legal Analysis' in PESTLE?

a)

Evaluating trends in society and culture that can affect the business

b)

Checking government. decisions which can effect your business

c)

Analysing the strength of an economy

d)

Analysing changes in technology that can impact your business

e)

Examining the law to understand how it can influence the business

3.

What do we check in 'Environmental Analysis' in PESTLE?

a)

Evaluating trends in society and culture that can affect the business

b)

Checking government. decisions which can effect your business

c)

Evaluating environmental issues that will affect the business

d)

Analysing changes in technology that can impact your business

e)

Examining the law to understand how it can influence the business

4.
PESTLE Analysis identifies factors that occur within the organisation.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Why is PESTEL Analysis called 'Environmental Scanning'?
a)
Because it looks at climate change
b)
Because it scans the environment for potential positive and negative factors
c)
Because it is done on a computer
d)
Because it compares organisations against each other
6.

Differentiation strategy is best described as one in which firms seek a competitive advantage:

a)

through establishing their uniqueness

b)

through having a lower cost than their competitors

c)

through concentrating on a narrow market segment

d)

through achieving a match between their internal and external environments

7.

Apai Superstore is able to provide customers with lower prices because they have efficient methods of distribution, large volume discounts from suppliers and they are in control of portions of their manufacturing and inventory.

a)

Cost Leadership

b)

Differentiation

c)

Cost Focus

d)

Niche Focus

8.

In Porter's Five Forces, the 'threat of new entrants' relates to:

a)

Barriers to entry

b)

Substitutes

c)

Switching costs

d)

Buyer power

9.

VRIO framework is a strategic analysis design to help organization uncover and protect _____________

a)

Resources and Capabilities

b)

Ability and Market view

c)

Value and rarity

d)

Inimitable and value

10.

Which of the following is not part of VRIO framework

a)

Responsibility

b)

Rare

c)

Inimitable

Value

d)

Organized

11.

In characteristics of strategic resources under VRIO framework, What do you call it if a business resource or capability is not valuable enough.

a)

A.There is competitive disadvantage

b)

B. There is competitive parity

c)

c. There is competitive temporary disadvantage

d)

D. There is sustained competitive advantage

12.

What am I?

I am one of the component of the business environment, which is composed of various elements present inside the organization, that can affect or can be affected with the choices, activities and decisions of the organization.

a)

A. External Environment

b)

B. Environment

c)

C. Micro Environment

d)

D. Internal Environment

13.

What am I?

I am a strategy formulated by organizations to understand the elements of the business for a long term competitive advantage.

a)

A. Resource Based View

b)

B. Competitive Advantage

14.

What are the two perspective of RBV (Resource-Based View)?

a)

A. Heterogeneous and Immobile

b)

B. Internal Analysis and External Analysis

15.

Which activities are included in primary activities of Value chain model?

a)

Marketing and sales

b)

Inbound activities

c)

Human resource management

d)

Operations

16.

What are the supporting activities of the value chain model?

a)

the infrastructure of the firm, Human Resource department, Technology department, Procurement

b)

Infrastructure of the firm, Human Resource department, Technology department, Marketing and Sales

c)

Infrastructure of the firm, Service, Technology department, Procurement

d)

dInbound logistics, Procurement, Outbound Logistics, Marketing and Sales, and Service

17.

The purpose of value-chain analysis is to increase production efficiency so that a company can deliver maximum value for the least possible cost.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A leadership plan that achieves a specific set of goals or objectives is called a _____________ _____________.

a)

Business plan

b)

Business challenge

c)

Business strategy

d)

Business goals

19.

When Apple introduced the new iPhone in 2007, they enjoyed this advantage:

a)

competitive advantage

b)

first-mover advantage

c)

customer relationship advantage

d)

business process advantage