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Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name the organizational function S. Jobs relied on when the decision was made that Apple was going to produce iPhones.
Organizing
Recruiting
Controlling
Planning
In which of the company’s following departments will CamEd students most likely work after their graduation?
Security department
R&D department
IT department
Accounting & Finance department
What does the division of labor mean in the context of organizational functions?
Dividing a company into different departments
Quality assurance
Design of a new product
Promotional activities
Smooth cooperation among the company’s various departments typically represents a company’s:
Weakness
Strength
Threat
None of the above
Falling trade barriers normally represent a company’s:
Opportunity
Threat
Strength
Weakness
Name parts of the SWOT matrix which are under the company’s control.
Opportunities and Threats
Threats and Weaknesses
Strengths and Weaknesses
Opportunities and Strengths
In its brand positioning strategy, Apple wants to be seen as a company identified with the following element:
Affordability
Quality
Happiness
Luxury
Which of the following departments is responsible for imagining a product before it is physically produced?
Research and development department
Accounting departmentMarketing departmentLogistics department
Research and development department
Accounting department
Marketing department
Logistics department
26. Name the positive economic change that usually provides firms with an opportunity.
The real wages decline
The rising income of the population
The introduction of the goods and services tax (GST)
The introduction of the value-added tax (VAT)
The lack of trust within organizations is often blamed for the emergence of the following problem:
Low productivity
High productivity
Creativity of employees
Low attrition rates
Which of the following domains will robots find it difficult to absorb – at least in the short run?
Mental, cognitive intelligence (IQ)
Emotional intelligence (EQ
Analytical skills
Repetitive tasks
23. It is estimated, that one of the following elements will be present in a company’s board of directors by 2030 as a direct result of rapid technological advancement. Name this element.
Artificial Intelligence
Behavioral scientists
External consultants
HR managers
22. The risk of political instability in a country should be assessed by any company before investment decisions are made. Name the analysis companies typically rely on to assess this particular risk.
PEST analysis
Strengths and weaknesses analysis
IMF recommendations
None of the above
What is the meaning of KPI in the context of employee performance?
Key promotion information
Key production index
Key procurement index
Key performance indicator
Name the US-based company which is at the forefront of robotics research.
Boston Dynamics
Starbucks
Adidas
Yahoo
Identify the company’s weakness:
Excellent research and development
Great leadership of CEO
High-quality products
Employees’ mistrust in their CEO
Global inflation typically represents a company’s:
Strength
Weakness
Opportunity
Threat
Choose the correct statement:
Most private, profit-oriented organizations use a hierarchical organizational structure. In other words, they look like a pyramid.
Most private, profit-oriented organizations are self-managed teams.
Most private, profit-oriented organizations have no organizational structure; they only perform certain functions.
Most private, profit-oriented organizations always outsource their core business activities.
What is the most important element of the communication process?
Intonation
Words
Body language
Noise
The company’s strategic plan incorporates the following matrix:
SWOT
Complexities only
Uncertainties only
Technological changes only
Customers rarely interact with a company’s CEO. By contrast, they are often in touch with members of the following management structure:
Operations management
Strategic management
R&D department
None of the above
The company’s CEO, CFO, CIO, and COO typically constitute a part of the following management structure:
Strategic management
Middle management
Operations management
None of the above
Which of the following car-makers sells more cars in China than anyone else? This happens as a direct result of its business strategy.
Tesla
Ford
Toyota
Volkswagen
5. Name the organizational function H. Schultz used when he decided that Starbucks was going to become an Italian-style coffee shop.
Recruiting
Organizing
Controlling
Planning
Which of the following companies sold more smartphones than anybody else in 2014? (please refer to question number 1).
Nokia
Samsung
Xiaomi
Apple
Once the company’s employees are recruited, which organizational function comes next?
Leading
Controlling
Planning
None of the above
What did W. Buffett say about the importance of communication? Choose the correct statement.
“If you can’t communicate, you are giving up your potential.”
“AI will communicate better than humans.”
“Communication is not important at all.”
“I ask my secretary to communicate with stakeholders.”
Which of the following forces create events such as recessions and trade wars?
Socio-cultural forces
Economic forces
Technological forces
None of the above
Which part of the PEST analysis attempts to analyze events such as automation, Industry 4.0 and the Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
Technological part
Political part
Economic part
None of the above
Which of the following leadership qualities aims to manage one’s emotions?
Vision
Stability
Charisma
Vitality
Choose the correct statement:
Leadership quality known as ability brings respect
Leadership quality known as vitality generates trust
Leadership quality known as enthusiasm is only used by autocratic leaders
Charisma is not a leadership quality
Which of the following leadership qualities shows a leader’s care for others?
Enthusiasm
Persistence
Concern for others
Ability
What is leadership primarily concerned with in the context of private, profit-oriented organizations? Choose the correct statement.
Leadership is primarily concerned with the time management.
Leadership is primarily concerned with unlocking people’s potential.
Leadership is primarily concerned with managing facilities.
Leadership is primarily concerned with organizational structure.
What is the outcome of a company’s deliberate activity which is then offered in consumer markets?
Business plan
Product
Business strategy
PEST analysis
Choose the correct statement:
The concept of self-leadership means that every single person should have a vision for himself/herself.
The concept of self-leadership only applies to countries.
The concept of self-leadership only applies to a country’s political leaders.
The concept of self-leadership does not exist.
The ability of leaders to visualize the future is closely linked with the following skills:
Technical skills.
Active listening skills
Communication skills
Conceptual skills
Name the author of the following quote: “The customer is number one, the employee is number two and the shareholder is number three.”
Stephen Elop
Jack Ma
Jeff Bezos
Larry Page
Which part of the PEST analysis is concerned with dividing the general population into various demographical segments?
Technological part
Economic part
Socio-cultural part
Political part
