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Organisational strategies

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following defines what business or businesses the firm is in or should be in?

a)

Business strategy

b)

Corporate strategy

c)

Functional strategy

d)

National strategy

2.

Which of the following defines how each individual business unit will attempt to achieve its mission?

a)

Business strategy

b)

Corporate strategy

c)

Functional strategy

d)

National strategy

3.

Which of the following is NOT a level of strategy?

a)

Corporate strategy

b)

Business strategy

c)

Tactical strategy

4.

Stability strategy is a ___________strategy.

a)

Corporate level

b)

Business level

c)

Fuctional level

d)

strategic level

5.

Which level of strategy focuses on how a business unit competes within a specific market?

a)
Corporate level strategy
b)
Business level strategy
c)
Functional level strategy
d)
Operational level strategy
6.

Buying another company by one company means_____

a)

Joint Venture

b)

Acquisition

c)

Amalgamation

d)

Merger

7.

Which level of strategy is concerned with the overall scope of an organization across various industries and markets?

a)
Corporate level strategy
b)
Business level strategy
c)
Functional level strategy
d)
Operational level strategy
8.

Which of the following is an issue considered in developing corporate strategies?

a)

What business(es) are we in?

b)

What direction are we going?

c)

What resources do we have to implement our strategies?

d)

What businesses are we in and what to do with those businesses?

9.

An organisation’s strategy:

a)

remains set in place longer than the mission and objectives

b)

generally forms over a period of time as events unfold

c)

tends to be formed at the same time the mission is developed and objectives are formulated

d)

is usually conceived at a single time when managers sit down and work out a comprehensive strategic plan for the next 3-5 years

10.

The corporate level is where top management directs:

a)

all employees for orientation

b)

its efforts to stabilize recruitment needs

c)

overall strategy for the entire organization

d)

overall sales projections

11.

The three organizational levels are:

a)

corporate level, business level, functional level

b)

corporate level, business unit level, functional level

c)

corporate strategy level, business unit level, functional level

d)

corporate strategy level, business level, specialist level

12.

Strategy through which the firm sells products in markets outside the firm's domestic market.

a)

International Strategy

b)

Global strategy

c)

Multidomestic strategy

13.

All of the following are international corporate-level strategies EXCEPT the strategy:

a)

Multidomestic

b)

Transnational

c)

Universal

d)

Global

14.

A ____strategy assumes more standardization of products across country boundaries

a)

Transnational

b)

Global

c)

Multidomestic

15.

A multidomestic corporate-level strategy has ____ need for global integration and ___ need for local market responsiveness.

a)

high; low

b)

high; high

c)

low; low

d)

low; high

16.

A strategy through which a firm expands the sales of its goods or services across the borders of global regions and countries into a potentially large number of geographic locations or markets.

a)

international diversification strategy

b)

international corporate-level strategy

c)

international business-level strategy

17.

International corporate-level strategy focuses on:

a)

sophistication of monitoring and controlling systems.

b)

competition within each country.

c)

economies of scale.

d)

the scope of operations through both product and geographic diversification.

18.

Buying another company by one company means_____

a)

Joint Venture

b)

Acquisition

c)

Amalgamation

d)

Merger

19.

Typically corporate- and business-level goals and strategies require …

a)

long- and intermediate-term plans

b)

short-term plan

c)

long-term plan

d)

intermediate- and short-term plans

20.

Business strategy include:

a)

Low-cost strategy

b)

Differentiation strategy

c)

All of above

d)

Focused Low-Cost and Focused Differentiation Strategies

21.

The corporate-level strategy of expanding a company’s business operations into a new industry in order to produce new kinds of valuable goods or services is:

a)

Diversification

b)

Vertical integration

c)

International expansion

d)

Concentration on a single industry

22.

A level of strategy that focuses on the maximization of resource productivity

a)

Corporate

b)

Business

c)

Functional

23.

Business-level strategy are strategies used to diversify operations from a single business competing in a single market into several product markets.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A firm uses a _______ when it seeks to distinguish itself from competitors through the quality of its products or services.

a)

overall cost leadership strategy

b)

focus strategy

c)

differentiation strategy

25.

Related diversification is used by those organizations that manufacture just one product or service and sell it in a single geographic market.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

An organization that pursues a(n) _____ strategy seeks to stand out among competitors through the quality (broadly defined) of its products or services.

a)

differentiation

b)

divesting

c)

anti-competitive

d)

focus

e)

cost-leadership

27.

Below is different level strategies..which one is not

a)

corporate level strategies

b)

Business level strategies

c)

System level strategies

d)

Functional level strategies

28.

____________ Strategy includes the number of business activities for minimizing the cost:

a)

Retrenchment strategy

b)

Stability strategy

c)

Growth strategy

29.

XYZ Company is currently facing challenges due to Covid 19 situation. Which approach they should initiate now to overcome the challenges?

a)

Functional level strategy

b)

Crisis management

c)

Digitization strategy

30.

Wages, salaries and other financial allowances are part of which aspect of HRM?

a)

Payroll management

b)

Compensation management

c)

Employee engagement and retention management

31.

At this level, multifunctional strategies developed at

corporate level are formulated and implemented for specific

product market in which the business operates.

a)

CORPORATE

b)

BUSINESS

c)

FUNCTIONAL

d)

OPERATIONAL

32.

A company’s strategic plan:

a)

links the company’s financial targets to control mechanisms.

b)

maps out the company’s history.

c)

outlines the competitive moves and approaches to be used in achieving the desired business results

d)

All the above

33.

This level concentrates on how an organization is going to grow. It defines daily actions including allocation of resources to deliver corporate and business level strategies.

a)

Business level strategy

b)

Corporate level strategy

c)

Functional level strategy

34.

How operational goals will be met, and how they will be monitored

a)

Corporate Level Strategy

b)

Business Level Strategy

c)

Functional Level Strategy

d)

None of the above

35.

Defines the business areas in which your firm will operate

a)

Corporate Level Strategy

b)

Business Level Strategy

c)

Functional Level Strategy

d)

None of the above

36.

Involves defining the competitive position of a strategic business unit

a)

Corporate Level Strategy

b)

Business Level Strategy

c)

Functional Level Strategy

d)

None of the above

37.

Top management team is responsible.

a)

Corporate Level Strategy

b)

Business Level Strategy

c)

Functional Level Strategy

d)

None of the above

38.

Decided upon by the heads of strategic business units and their teams

a)

Corporate Level Strategy

b)

Business Level Strategy

c)

Functional Level Strategy

d)

None of the above

39.

Relationships needed between units, departments and teams

a)

Corporate Level Strategy

b)

Business Level Strategy

c)

Functional Level Strategy

d)

None of the above

40.

Define specific tactics and strategies for each market the organisation is involved in

a)

Corporate Level Strategy

b)

Business Level Strategy

c)

Functional Level Strategy

d)

None of the above

41.

Involves integrating and managing the diverse businesses and realizing synergy

a)

Corporate Level Strategy

b)

Business Level Strategy

c)

Functional Level Strategy

d)

None of the above

42.

Day-to-day actions which are required to deliver corporate and business strategies

a)

Corporate Level Strategy

b)

Business Level Strategy

c)

Functional Level Strategy

d)

None of the above

43.

Define how each business unit will deliver the planned tactics

a)

Corporate Level Strategy

b)

Business Level Strategy

c)

Functional Level Strategy

d)

None of the above