today MGT603 at 9.30 AM.
Only one mcq was new rest all are from past papars.
Subjective portion was also quite easy.
Another Paper:
what are possible decisions taken by operational manager while managing workforce 3 marks
vertical integration is degree to which the firm owns its upstream and down stream buyers, what are benefits if firm goes for vertical integration? (3)
customer analysis and its significance (5)
Two examples of Multi national local firms operating in Pakistan and have initiated backward integration justify ur answer (5)
Another Paper:
mostly MCQS from past papers and subjective Q are
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 multinational or local firms that are operating in Pakistan.
Another Paper:
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2011
MGT603- Strategic Management
12th May 2011
Time: 60 min
Marks: 41
Total 28 MCQ.
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:
► 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?
► 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?
► Significant and equal
► Marginal and equal
► Significant and unequal
► Insignificant and unequal
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
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
Which of the following business actions is NOT considered to be unethical?
► 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
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
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
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.
MGT603 - Strategic Management VU Midterm Current Paper (May 2011)
