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Dynamic Business Environments
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Tuesday 11 June, Morning
4. No books, dictionaries, notes or any other written materials are allowed in this examination.
5. Calculators, including scientific calculators, are allowed provided they are not programmable and cannot
store or recall information. All other electronic devices, including mobile phones and smart watches, are not
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permitted.
6. Candidates who break ABE Examination Regulations will be disqualified from the examinations.
Select one correct answer from the four options on each of the following 20 questions
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C. Often subsidised or provided free by governments
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2. Which of the following could be increased with free trade?
B. Foreign investment
C. Technology transfer
A. Macro environment
B. Historical environment
C. Micro environment
D. Internal environment
B. Its strategy
7. What does the ‘Stars’ category symbolise in the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix?
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A. Low market share and high market growth
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D. High market share and low market growth
8. In Johnson and Scholes’ Cultural Web, the paradigm ‘symbols and artefacts’ refer to an organisation’s:
A. Management structure
B. Control systems
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C. Company logo, office décor and dress codes
9. A disadvantage of using government statistics for identifying external environmental trends can be:
B. Costly to obtain
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C. Unreliable as it is free
B. A government-granted franchise
C. Creating employment
12. Which of the following best describes ‘supplier power’ in Michael Porter’s Five Forces (1980) framework?
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A. Assessing how easy it is for suppliers to drive up prices
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D. Assessing how easy it is for consumers to switch products
A. There are many firms and freedom of entry into the industry
15. A main feature of a market economy, also known as a free market economy, is:
A. Aircraft manufacturing
B. Wheat farming
C. Catering industry
D. Hotel industry
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A. Gain a greater understanding of the external environment it operates within
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D. Reorganise its management structure
18. Ansoff’s Growth Model (1957) matrix considers the greatest risk for growth for an organisation is:
A. Market development
B. Diversification
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C. Market penetration
D. Product development
A. Insurance
B. Coal mining
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D. Building of houses
A. Central America
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B. North America
C. Europe
D. South America
21 (10 marks)
Discuss the range of government statistics an organisation can access to gain a greater understanding of the
external environment. (10 marks)
22 (10 marks)
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a. Outline the main reasons for organisations carrying out an internal audit. (5 marks)
b. Outline how the ‘5M’s’ framework could be used for an internal audit for organisations. (5 marks)
23 (10 marks)
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Explain the features of Ansoff’s Growth Model (1957). (10 marks)
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24 (25 marks)
Apply Porter’s Generic Strategies Model to explain an organisation’s chosen strategy. Use examples to support
your answer.
25 (25 marks)
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Explain how key principles of Porter’s Value Chain can be applied to an organisation of your choice. Use examples
to support your answer.
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a. Complete a PESTLE analysis for an organisation of your choice. (15 marks)
b. Discuss the strategic implications for this organisation in relation to your findings in part (a). (10 marks)