MGT603 MIDTERM SPRING 2011

1) **Explain Test Marketing and its Significance for an Organization.
(3 Marks)*

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*2) **In your opinion what can be the Circumstances when a low cost
Producer in an industry bring Effectiveness. (3 Marks)*

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*3) **List down and explain Five steps that compare an effective
framework for conducting EFE Matrix (5 Marks)*

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*4) **Explain Merger and Acquisition with the help of examples
(Examples should be related to a Multinational or local company operating in
Pakistan.) (5 Marks)*
6 MCQs New

*QUESTION#1 (marks 3)*

What are possible decisions taken by operational manager while managing
workforce* *

*QUESTION#2 (marks 3)*

In your opinion, what can be the circumstances when a Low Cost Producer in
an industry brings effectiveness?

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*QUESTION#3 (marks 5)*

Critically analyze the statement “Internal audit provides more opportunities
to the participant to understand how their jobs , departments and division
fit into whole organization as compare to external audit”

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*QUESTION#4 (marks 5)*
“Horizontal integration is the acquisition of additional business activities
at the same level of value chain and now a days being widely used as a
growth strategy”

What can be the situation when horizontal integration is assumed to be
effective?

MGT603_FALL 2011 ALL Lates papers In one Thread

MY PAPER WAS GOOD
only 2 to 3Mcqs new rest all in past papers
here is subjective
QNo1.
In your opinion, what can be the circumstances when a Low Cost Producer in
an industry brings effectiveness?
Q2.
portel Five model types mention?
Q3
define concentric diversification in details and its effective strategy ?
1. Vertical integration is the degree to which the firm owns its upstream
and its downstream
buyers. What can be the possible benefits if the firm goes for vertical
integration?(3)

2. Explain test marketing and its significance for an organization.(3)
3. Explain Merger and Acquisition with the help of examples (examples should
be related to a
multinational or local company operating in Pakistan)?(5)

4. What are the major stakeholders that affect pricing decisions?(5)
Q 1: Suppose according to the EFE matrix, the total weighted score of certain
company is 2.10. How that company with interpret this score in term of external
factors. [3 Marks]

Q 2: Explain concentric diversification strategy with the help of two examples of local
or multinational firms operating in Pakistan? [3 Marks]

Q 3: What are the strength and weakness of an organization. Explain with the help of
examples? [5 Marks]

Q 4: What are the major stakeholders that affect pricing decisions? [5 Marks]
A series of ratios that measure the extent to which a firm has been financed by debt
is known as:

► Activity ratios

► Leverage ratios
► Profitability ratios
► Liquidity ratios

Sana has spent a day in a session where the future of her company was discussed.
The people involved were trying to determine what the role of their company was as
the 21st century approaches. Goals were then developed based upon their vision of
the company's mission. Sana spent her day on which of the following process?

Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling

Which of the following can be considered as barriers to entering a market or
industry?

The lack of economies of scale and experience and low levels of brand loyalty
The presence of large number of rivals already in the industry
Relatively large capital requirements and industry have economies of scale
The absence of tariffs, trade restrictions, and/or government-mandated regulations

Which one variable falls under the category of the Social, Cultural, Demographic,
and Environmental Variable?

Propensity of people to spend
Buying habits
Level of disposable income
Income differences by region

Various job titles of a strategist may include all of the following EXCEPT:

Owner
Foreman
Chancellor
Chief executive officer

A joining of two companies through one company buying more than one half of the
other company's stocks is known as:

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Monopolization
A spin-off
An acquisition
A merger

The strategy embraced by Ahmad Bros. is to address the needs of a very selected
and specialized market segment. Ahmad Bros. is most likely to engage in which one

of the following types of strategy?

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Differentiation strategy
Best value strategy
Focus strategy
Low cost strategy

Suppose, the value of the currency of a certain country falls, what can be the effect
on companies in Different Industries and in Different Locations in that country
respectively?

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Significant and equal
Marginal and equal
Significant and unequal
Insignificant and unequal

External assessment is performed in which of the following strategic-management
phase?

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Strategy formulation stage
Strategy implementation stage
Strategy evaluation stage
All of the given options

Where an organization takes into account the effect of its strategic decisions on the
society, the firm is taking care of:

Corporate governance
Business policy
Business ethics
Social policy

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Which of the following business actions is NOT considered to be unethical?

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Poor product or service safety
Using non-union labor in a union shop
Misleading advertising
Too expensive products

A company's ROI (Return on Investment) can be algebraically decomposed into
which of the following two major components?

Return on sales and fixed capital
Return on sales and net profit
Return on sales and Cost of goods sold
Return on sales and Total assets

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External assessment is performed in which of the following strategic-management
phase?

Strategy formulation stage
Strategy implementation stage
Strategy evaluation stage
All of the given options

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The objectives set by a manager should have which of the following characteristics?

► Should spell out how fast the company's strategy is to be implemented
► Should be challenging and congruent among organizational units
► Should include long-range performance targets but not short-range targets
► Should include financial performance targets but not strategic performance
targets

Which of the following is a drawback or limitation of Horizontal Integration?

Synergies may be more imaginary than real
It can increase suppliers' and buyers' bargaining power
Economies of scale are likely to be decreased
Both the first & third options are correct

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )
Suppose according to the IFE matrix, the weighted score of a certain company is
2.85. How that company will interpret this score?

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )
Joint ventures can build long lasting business relationship. but some joint ventures
fails. discuss common problem that cause joint venture fails.

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )
Critically analyze this statement, “Internal audit provides more opportunity for
participants to understand how their jobs, departments, and divisions fit into the
whole organization than the external audit”.

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 5 )
Describe any two types of integrative strategies? Give one example for each.
Q1:What is the significance of Research and Development for an organization?
Q2:What are strengths and weaknesses of an organization? Explain with the help of
examples.
Q3; customer analysis
Q4:what is market penetration strategy and Give at least two examples of