CIMA E3 - Strategic Management Question Tutorial 認定 CIMAPRO15-E03-X1-ENG 試験問題:

1. Directors have a duty to shareholders and other stakeholders and are required to promote the success of the company.
Which THREE of the following are valid roles and responsibilities of directors? (Choose three.)

A) To focus only on maximizing company profits.
B) To consider the likely consequences of any decision in the long term.
C) To be responsible for keeping all external stakeholders satisfied.
D) To have regard for the interests of the company's employees.
E) To avoid conflicts of interest and of duties.

2. Company TTT produces a range of products, including products T1 and T5.
Product T1: Profitability has declined in recent years, although small profits continue to be made as the market contracts due to changing customer preferences. Overall market share is low and continues to reduce.
However, in addition to external sales T1 is also used as a component of product T5.
Product T5: A market leader within a low growth market, sources components both externally and from TTT's other subsidiaries. T5 benefits from significant economies of scale and TTT has recently considered modernizing its T5 production line but following a cost benefit analysis, decided not to proceed.
Which of the following is an appropriate strategy for TTT to adopt?

A) Divest both product T1 and product T5.
B) Harvest product T1 and Divest product T5.
C) Harvest both product T1 and product T5.
D) Divest product T1 and Harvest product T5.

3. DRAG DROP
YZ is a family-run business which manufactures and sells confectionery, employing almost 100 staff. It operates 10 shops in small towns in the north of country P.
Sales of YZ's products have decreased over the last 4 years due to competition from large supermarkets, internet shopping and a general economic downturn, which has hit the north of country P especially hard.
YZ's managing director has recently retired and the board decided to fill the vacancy with an external appointment. The new managing director plans to invest in new manufacturing technology, which would cut staffing levels by 15% and reduce wastage, allowing YZ to lower its prices. YZ's staff are very unhappy about these proposals, feeling that they will destroy YZ's family tradition and reputation that has developed over many years.
Select the correct descriptor for each of the forces for change below:
Select and Place:

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4. PQR is a charity which has an excellent reputation within its home country. PQR employs over 300 highly experienced staff and has 200 skilled volunteers. PQR's funding mainly comes from donations from the public but its public profile is low compared to larger, more publicized charities.
Due to a recent recession, public donations to PQR have fallen in the last five years, but demand for its services continues to grow.
The government of the country in which PQR operates is encouraging greater collaboration between charities and there have been several recent successful mergers within the charity sector. PQR has recently been approached by a high profile and well funded charity, DDD, with a merger proposal. DDD offers complementary services to those offered by PQR.
Which TWO of the following factors would most likely be considered as an "opportunity" for PQR? (Choose two.)

A) Highly experienced staff
B) Donations from the public
C) Merging with DDD
D) Growing demand for its services
E) The excellent reputation of DDD

5. CCC is a software design company. The Board of CCC has always openly encouraged partnerships with a wide range of designers and other organizations in its industry in order to continually develop and enhance the services it offers and to utilize the expertise and knowledge of a range of individuals and organizations. CCC's staff have also been highly creative and innovative in the design services they provide. CCC regularly analyses and keeps up to date with changes in the environment in which it operates. CCC operates a sophisticated website to promote its services and keep in touch with its service users.
Which TWO of the following attributes of a change adept organization, as defined by Kanter, has CCC demonstrated? (Choose two.)

A) Continual service development
B) Sophisticated systems
C) Openness to collaborate
D) Imagination to innovate
E) Environmental awareness

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