SCDL Assignments : Strategic Management 1

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Question The actual performance deviates positively over the budgeted performanve. This is an indication of superior performance
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question Bajaj started manufacturing of sunny is an example of ________.
Correct Answer concentration strategy
Your Answer integration strategy

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Question A Company's strategy
Correct Answer Vital ingredient in determinig it's future , Yields growth, profits etc , may result in disaster if inappropriate
Your Answer Vital ingredient in determinig it's future , Yields growth, profits etc , may result in disaster if inappropriate

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Question supplier & technological environment is concerned with
Correct Answer quality & no. of suppliers , logistics , raw material , trends and rate of change of technology
Your Answer quality & no. of suppliers , logistics , raw material , trends and rate of change of technology

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Question Mass media includes
Correct Answer radio, TV, internet etc.
Your Answer radio, TV, internet etc.

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Question The objective to maximize value of the enterprize by striking a mean between liquidity, risk and profitability is
Correct Answer Receivables planning
Your Answer Receivables planning

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Question GATT stands for ________.
Correct Answer general agreement on trade & tariff
Your Answer general agreement on trade & tariff

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Question Maintain strategies means
Correct Answer no change in strategies
Your Answer no change in strategies

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Question Factors leading to personnel capability are________.
Correct Answer IR, OB
Your Answer IR, OB

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Question The aim in stability strategies is-
Correct Answer move slowly & surely
Your Answer move slowly & surely

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Question Labour satisfaction may result in unethical behaviour as anger.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question Getting new users is a position defense strategy.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question Magnitude of the decision outcome and scope of their impact on the decision maker's domain of activity is
Correct Answer significance
Your Answer significance

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Question Like roots of a tree, ________of organization is hidden from direct view.
Correct Answer core competence
Your Answer goodwill

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Question The major issues of appraisal system are
Correct Answer Factors of appraisal , Relevance of apprasial , Procedure of appraisal
Your Answer Factors of appraisal , Relevance of apprasial , Procedure of appraisal

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Question Performance is affected by
Correct Answer Distorted resource allocation , Inappropriate structure , Wrong motivational styles
Your Answer Distorted resource allocation , Inappropriate structure , Wrong motivational styles

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Question Factors to be considered while deciding candidates for divestiture are
Correct Answer taxes , availability of buyers , market reaction
Your Answer market reaction , taxes , availability of buyers

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Question Investment entry mode are
Correct Answer joint venture/independent ventures/subsidiaries
Your Answer joint venture/independent ventures/subsidiaries

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Question ________ is the company's most critical and scarest resource.
Correct Answer Capital
Your Answer Labour

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Question Corporate strategy ensures
Correct Answer fit between the firm and its environment
Your Answer fit between the firm and its environment

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Question Arranging training program on productivity is a strategic decision.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question ________ is a modern plant consisting of modules centered around a stage in the production process
Correct Answer Flotilla concept
Your Answer Flotilla concept

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Question The various areas covered by social responsibility are
Correct Answer Inner Circle , Intermediate circle , Outer Circle
Your Answer Inner Circle , Intermediate circle , Outer Circle

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Question It is designed to monitor a broad range of events inside and outside the company that are likely to threaten a firm's strategy
Correct Answer Strategic surveillance
Your Answer Strategic surveillance

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Question It refers to the relatively more durable company arrangements and relationships
Correct Answer Structure
Your Answer Structure

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Question Analysis of variances leads to a plan for corrective action
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question This strategic posture takes the current industry structure and its future evolution as given and then react to the opportunities the market offers
Correct Answer Adapters
Your Answer Adapters

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Question Cadbury's add in which Amitabh Bachchan clarifies about the safety of the product (dairy milk) is an example of ________ defense.
Correct Answer counteroffensive
Your Answer counteroffensive

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Question Counterfeiter copy but with a difference that can be seen.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question A major part of strategy implementation is
Correct Answer resource allocation
Your Answer resource allocation

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Question Acquisitions which are friendly are termed as "take-overs".
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question Attack strategies are
Correct Answer frontal attack , flank attack , encirclement attack
Your Answer frontal attack , flank attack , encirclement attack

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Question Under functional strategics we have vertical fit & horizontal fit.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question ________ is the drive to achieve beyond one's expectations
Correct Answer Motivation
Your Answer Inspiration

Match The Following
Question -- Correct Answer -- Your Answer
Decision making -- Managers to develop the courage to make unconventional decisions -- Crusial problem that affect success

Social Responsibility -- Managers to maintain high ethical standards -- Managers to maintain high ethical standards

Lateral thinking -- Managers to learn to deal with chaotic situations -- Managers to develop the courage to make unconventional decisions

Responsiveness -- Managers to provide speedy responses to environmental changes -- Managers to provide speedy responses to environmental changes

Match The Following
Question -- Correct Answer -- Your Answer
Environmental Analysis -- Social, Political, legal & technology -- Formal & Systematic
Synergy -- Vertical Integration -- Vertical Integration
Mechanistic approach to knowledge management -- Better accessibility to information -- Better accessibility to information
Explicit knowledge -- Formal & Systematic -- Social, Political, legal & technology

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Question Brush your teeth twice a day is an example of expanding the total market by________.
Correct Answer more usage
Your Answer more usage

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Question Tata motors goal of reaching middle class two wheeler owners is a ________ category of goal.
Correct Answer internal transformation
Your Answer target

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Question Various phases of Growth are
Correct Answer Creativity , Delegation , Co-ordination
Your Answer Creativity , Delegation , Co-ordination

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Question The culture of a company is conveyed through
Correct Answer Rites , Myths , Rituals
Your Answer Rites , Myths , Rituals

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Question All policies are 'statements'
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question These people are primarily responsible for operating control based on budgeting, reporting and financial analysis
Correct Answer Company secretary , Auditor , Financial controller
Your Answer Chartered accountant , Auditor , Financial controller

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Question Organizational models are
Correct Answer multinational model , international model , global organizational model
Your Answer multinational model , international model , global organizational model

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Question Companies employ trained ________ to develop "competency models" to identify potential leaders
Correct Answer Psychologists
Your Answer Psychologists

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Question Contractual entry modes are
Correct Answer licensing / franchising
Your Answer licensing / franchising

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Question How does 'structure' reduce internal uncertainity arising out of human behaviour
Correct Answer Control mechanism , Departmentalisation
Your Answer Control mechanism , Departmentalisation , Specialisation

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Question Staffing function applies to all company levels irrespective of levels of hierarchy
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True