Question

11.          In the Porter model a substitute for the products of Ozarka water (which I define as in the bottled water industry) would be:

1. Perrier Water    2. Movies           3. Generic water    

4. Hot dogs    5. Diet Coke

  

12.          Modern societies have evolved ethics against murder to be able to:

                1. Have different ethical values       2. Exclude more People    

                3. Build large scale societies

                                4. Grow without morals                     5. Have 14 major principles

13.          Ethical decision making is:

                1. Always a clear choice          2. Not a problem for new employees

                3. Often a tough choice among shades of gray

                4. not done often in America                           5. a step in MBO

14.          The most appropriate structure for a large consulting firm with many varied types of client projects is:

1. simple               2. centralized       3. Decentralized

                4. matrix               5. Functional

                                                           

15.          A long term effort to infuse an organization with a sense of purpose and values is

                1. strategy             2. control               3. Leadership        

`               4. Profitability       5. TQM

  

16.          Divisional organizational structure is usually

                1. centralized        2. Functional         3. Matrix

                4. Decentralized   5. Bad for control diversification

17.          A model that gives a growth   view of the business is the __________ model

                1. Porter                2. Generic             3. Grand Strategy

                4. Financial            5. Miles and Snow

18.          Raw Materials, transportation, and parts are elements of the

                1. Business Model    2. The Financial Ratios    3. GE strategic planning

                                4. Grand Strategies                              5. The supply chain

19.          The stability category is part of the

                1. Business Model               2. The Financial Ratios        3.Porter’s Model

                                4. Grand Strategies                              5. The supply chain

                                                              

20.          You are most likely to see Synergy in a company using

1 Unrelated Growth            2. Simple structure              3. question marks             

                4. Horizontal Growth         5. A Quick Ratio above 1

  

Answer 1

Answer 11
5. Diet Coke
Option 2 and 4 do not make up alternatives for water in any way. Option 1 and 3 are in the same industry, and so is not a substitute for water.

Answer 12
3. Build large scale societies
Option 1 does not prove right as seen from examples of almost all countries around the world.
Option 2 is wrong, as preventing murder does not create exclusion. There is a chance of exclusion with murder.
Option 4 is wrong as murder is considered as a non-moral act in almost all societies.
Option 5 is incorrect as the ethics are not derived from management principles, mostly.

Answer 13
3. Often a tough choice among shades of gray
It is due to the large effect that other factors like economical factors have on decision making.

Answer 14
3. Decentralized
Other options may not be right for the company of this size and complexity, along with management challenges.

Answer 15
5. TQM
Option 1 and 4 does not give importance to values, while option 2 and 3 give less importance to the purpose.

Answer 16
4. Decentralized

Answer 17
4. Financial
Other options are not related to growth.

Answer 18
5. The supply chain

Answer 19
4. Grand Strategies

Answer 20
4. Horizontal Growth