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11 Business Studies: Term 1 (Chapters 1 - 4)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

CSR focuses only on profit and environmental issues.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A business has a primary responsibility towards the government.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Blowfield and Murray suggest that all businesses have a legal responsibility to the broader society.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The government has a law that specifically states that businesses must be involved in CSR.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The media is classified as a stakeholder for a business like Pick n Pay Clothing.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Transparency is when only positive information about CSR initiatives are communicated to stakeholders.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Suppliers are considered shareholders of a business like Pick n Pay Clothing.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Triple Bottom Line is also termed Integrated Reporting.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Select the correct answer/s: CSR issues include...

a)

crime

b)

poverty

c)

inequality

d)

unemployment

10.

Obstacles which protential newcomers would encounter when entering a market are called:

a)

Economies of scale

b)

Switching costs

c)

Mobility barriers

d)

Barriers to entry

11.

Which of the following is NOT an element of Porter's Six Forces Model?

a)

The companies macro environment

b)

The companies existing competition

c)

The bargaining power of suppliers

d)

The potential competition from new entrants.

12.

Competition occurs in a market where there are too many companies each selling:

a)

A competitive product

b)

A unique product

c)

An different product

d)

A similar product

13.

The bargaining power of suppliers will be high when:

a)

There are few suppliers in the market place

b)

There are few buyers and many dominant suppliers

14.

To achieve more market share, companies can...

a)

raise their costs to produce the product

b)

differentiate their products from the products of their competitors

c)

lobby the government to eliminate barriers to entry

d)

advertise higher prices on their products

15.

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

a)

Barriers to entry

b)

Supplier switching costs

c)

Substitutes

d)

Buyer power

16.

A substitute product or service is:

a)

A competitor's product or service

b)

A new entrant into the industry

c)

An alternative way of meeting the same need

17.

The potential entry of new competitors increases when:

a)

the market has significant economies of scale

b)

there are strong government regulations

c)

low initial capital investment is required

d)

brand names are well known

18.

What is Porter's first name?

a)

Michael

b)

Richard

c)

John

d)

Simon

19.

Existing companies should be looking for ways to create barriers to deter new entrants.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Rilvary amongst competitors is high when there is a low level of customer loyalty.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

An example of a complementary product is:

a)

Apple creating AirPods

b)

Sugar and artificial sweetener

c)

Butter and margarine

d)

Glasses and contact lenses

22.

In business communication - telephone calls should be answered..

a)

Without delay - usually before the 3rd ring

b)

Someone else can answer it, I hate the telephone!

c)

If I am busy, I can't answer the phone - so I will answer it when I can

23.

Business letters are formal documents and should...

a)

be free of spelling and grammar errors

b)

I don't know - I have never written one

c)

contain the letter head of the business

24.

Responses on social media platforms should...

a)

never be done when angry or upset

b)

use the correct tone

c)

contain no language errors

25.

Jargon is a... barrier to effective communication

a)

cultural

b)

research

c)

language

d)

behavioural

26.

... is a horizontal bar chart that is used during project management to show times allocated to different tasks

(a)  

27.

If Pick n Pay Clothing undertakes research to determine if people are enjoying their new product range it is...

a)

primary research

b)

secondary research

28.

The four basic management tasks are:

(a)  

29.

Top level managers make this type of decision

(a)  

30.

This type of leadership style is used when a crisis occurs and there is insufficient time for discussion

(a)  

31.

This theory argues that there is a sound relationship between performance of the workforce and the rewards received

(a)  

32.

This theory suggests that every person has a variety of needs that have to be satisfied

(a)  

33.

The enhanced version of PESTLE includes a new element called...

a)

people

b)

ethical

c)

tactical

d)

logistical

34.

The tool most suitable for scanning the micro environment is

(a)  

35.

Inflation is an element found in which environment:

a)

micro

b)

market

c)

primary

d)

macro

36.

Serving consumers face-to-face in a building rather than online is termed...

(a)  

37.

Companies and individuals that buy and sell goods and services over the internet.

(a)  

38.

Porter's 6 Force Model is an analysis tool used to assess the...

a)

Micro environment

b)

Market environment

c)

Macro environment

39.

PESTLE is an analysis tool that is used to evaluate the...

a)

Micro environment

b)

Market environment

c)

Macro environment

40.

The strength and weakness elements of SWOT are used to evaluate the...

a)

Micro environment

b)

Market environment

c)

Macro environment