1. A plan that defines an organisation's intentions and allocates or matches resources to opportunities to enable the firm compete effectively against its rivals is called a

A. Procedure B. Program

C. Scheme

D. Strategy

2. A multinational Bank has acquired HFC Bank in a hostile takeover. This strategic

was determined at

A. Business level

B. Corporate level

C. Functional level

D. Operational level

3. A firm has control over crucial resources like raw materials and technology which its rivals

lack. This indicates, the firm's

A. Core competence B. Comparative advantage

C. Competitive advantage

D. Distinctive competence

4. The strategic management theory used to develop growth strategies is known as

A. Ansoff Matrix

B. BCG Matrix

C. SWOT Matrix

D. PESTLE Matrix

5. When we analyse the general macro environment, we identify two key strategic factors classified as:

A. Opportunities and Strengths

B. Opportunities and Threats

C. Strengths and Threats

D. Strengths and Weaknesses

6. A strategy which is simply seen as the expedient thing to do or which is the outcome of negotiation between powerful groups or parties with conflicting interests is known as:

A. Deliberate strategy

B. Emergent strategy

C. Muddling through strategy

D. Turnaround strategy

7. A Supervisor is preparing a plan to deploy the salesforce to new market segments. This strategic decision will be made at the:

A. Business level

B. Corporate level.

C. Functional level

D. Organizational level.

8. Which of the following is not identified through the analysis of an organization's competitive industry environment?

A. Industry profitability and attractiveness.

B. Industry structure and intensity of rivalry..

C. Opportunities and threats opened to the firm.

D. Strengths and weaknesses of the firm.

9. Ability to backward integrate will increase the bargaining power of the:

A. Buyers

B. Competitors

C. Firm

D. Suppliers.

10. According to Rosen (1995), the key focus of strategic management is the following

EXCEPT:

A. The organization's goals

B. The organization's objectives

C. The organization's resources D. The organization's strategy

11. Which of the following is NOT one of the activities in inbound logistics management?

A. Controlling the amount of raw materials and inventory to hold

B. Handling materials and inventory from suppliers

C. Purchasing necessary raw materials and other inputs from suppliers

D. Storage and warehousing of inputs

12. Which of the following factors will increase the bargaining power of suppliers?

A. Ability to backward integrate

B. Ability to forward integrate

C. Availability of substitutes

D. Buyer concentration