Strategic Management - 29

This paper of Strategic Management has been contributed by Rahul Khanna

THANKS TO :Rahul Khanna                                                           

 Strategic Management   19/09/2011

Match :

1.

Milestone review	Implementation control
Monitor a broad range of events  inside and outside the company	Strategic surveillance
It enables the strategists to take corrective action at the right time	Premise Control
First step of signal detection	Emergency Alert Control

Multiple Choice Single Response

2. Bacardi acquired Martini and Rossi , the _________vermouth maker who had products in

   Almost as many markets.

   Correct Answer : Italian

3. ___________  customization involves a permanent cutting to fit mixing or tailoring.

Correct Answer : Dimensional

4. __________ systematic efforts to assess conformance to organizational ethics.

Correct Answer : Ethics Audit

5. _______________ funded a large scale community development project to enable farmers to

  Use local resources effectively.

Correct Answer : Asian Paints

6. Decision Making is the core of ___________

   Correct Answer : Planning

7. _______________ number of  complex variables and criteria to consider.

   Correct Answer : Complexity

8. The axis of SPACE matrix has ________ external dimensions.

   Correct Answer : 2

9. In which year the world suffered Traumatic Depression ?

     Correct Answer : 1930

10. How many brothers of Arvind Mills decided to put up a mill to produce a superfine fabric?

   Correct Answer : Three

11. Which Company failed to innovate and adopt to new technology ?

   Correct Answer : Firestone

Multiple Choice Multiple Response type :

12. Advantages of Concentration Strategies are :

   Correct Answer : (A) It involves fewer organizational changes

(B)    It is less threatening and more comfortable

       staying with present business.

(C)    The decision making has a high level of

                                        predictability.

13. Jerry Porras and James Collins have given a good framework

     For developing a vision and a mission . They divided into two

     Parts:

   Correct Answer : (A) Core ideology

(B)    Envisioned Future

14. Match the following:

Question	Correct Answer
Range of Futures	Level 3
True Ambiguity	Level 4
A clear enough future	Level 1
Alternate futures	Level 2

15. Match

Question	Correct Answer
First task of Strategic Planning Process	Clarifying the mission of the corporation
Pre- requisite for selecting the right Opportunities	Defining the business
Central to Strategic Planning	Surveying the environment
The most crucial task of Corporate Strategy	Formulate the corporate strategy

True / False :

15.Ethics Hotline is a special telephone line established to enable employees  to

Bypass the normal chain of command in reporting grievances and serious ethical problems.

Correct Answer : True

16. Cash Cows generate cash.

Correct Answer : True

17. The Strategic factors that boost ROI  does not contribute to long term value.

Correct Answer : False

Submitted by : Rahul Khanna (Lucknow)