Your manager is undertaking a strategic review of XYZ's activities and has asked you to explain how a Force Field analysis would assist in the review process.
Which of the following statements would be most appropriate?
The Board of a supermarket chain has decided that to compete more effectively against its competitors, it needs to change its strategy and pursue a differentiation-focus strategy. The Board's aim is to pursue differentiation to attract customers who have a higher disposable income and want to buy luxury food and other goods.
Which statements are valid for this differentiation-focus strategy?
Select ALL that apply.
Company MM is wanting to build an out of town shopping complex. This will be located near a busy road which is surrounded by housing estates. MM has yet to obtain planning permission. It recognizes that unless it takes action, the local residents will object to MM's plans. As the Publicity Manager you have been asked to take over responsibility for Stakeholder Management.
Which of the following Stakeholder Management statements is NOT correct?
Which of the following categorizations would be correct, according to McFarlan's Strategic Grid, for a system which is critical to sustaining existing business but its future strategic importance is considered to be low?
A leading supermarket chain is undertaking environmental scanning as it is concerned that it is becoming uncompetitive and profits have started to fall. The Board is concerned that when the next Annual General Meeting is held, it will need to have a viable strategy to present to its shareholders, in order to prevent shareholders' protests.
In the past the company has been reluctant to offer an Internet shopping service. However, it now believes that by offering this service and also introducing customer relationship marketing (CRM) this will produce a strategy that will help it to improve its competitiveness.
Which of the following statements apply to CRM?
Select ALL that apply.
You work as a Management Accountant for GHJ, a company that includes commitments to 'sustainability' in its mission statement.
Which THREE of the following are contributions that you, as Management Accountant, could make towards the achievement of this part of the company's mission statement? (Choose three.)
XYZ is a manufacturer of garden tools. It has defined 'Excellence of Manufacture' as a Critical Success Factor. Which THREE of the following would be appropriate to use as Key Performance Indicators in respect of this Critical Success Factor?.
The future can be viewed as consisting of a large number of alternatives. Forecasting techniques have been designed to assist decision-making and planning.
Which TWO of the following statements are correct regarding the use of trend analysis as a forecasting tool?
Collaborative leadership is particularly useful in situations where "no one is in charge", where the issues or problems are so complex that no one person or entity has either the information or the power to change.
Which of the following would facilitate the role of a collaborative leader effectively?
Place 'Yes' or 'No' next to each Role.
An organisation which exists in a fast-changing industry with managers who dislike formal planning would be best suited to using which of the following strategy models?
TESTED 16 Oct 2025
