Strategic Management and Planning MCQs

Strategic Management and Planning MCQs

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1: A strategy whereby leaders aim to create products or services that enjoy little competition,_____ because they meet a need that is not being met.

A.   vaguely

B.   faultlessly

C.   precisely

D.   all of these

2: Competitive Advantage is a condition that allows a company to maintain a more profitable position in the market than other companies.

A.   true

B.   false

3: Achieving the lowest cost of goods or services sold in the firm’s competitive industry or industry segment is known as___?

A.   superintendence

B.   Cost Leadership

C.   competitive cultures

D.   all of these

4: Descriptive Analytics Includes a summary of historical data, providing information about what has happened.?

A.   true

B.   false

5: Differentiation is not ensuring that a company is different from its competitors.

A.   false

B.   true

6: _____whereby leaders aim to identify unexpected outcomes, analyze them, and apply what they have learned to future strategies?

A.   emergent strategy

B.   emergent curriculum

C.   trivial strategy

D.   none of these

7: Environment scans Constant measurement and assessment of the work environment.

A.   true

B.   flase

8: Fact-Based Management decisions based on research

A.   true

B.   false

9: Analyzing what one puts into the system and what comes out, as a result, is known as ?

A.   Feedback Loop

B.   knowledge

C.   management

D.   none of these

10: Analysis in the industry by enabling users to break down its weaknesses and strengths is known as____?

A.   forces analysis

B.   four-force analysis

C.   five-force analysis

D.   none of these

11: Goals are not Broad accomplishments an individual hopes to achieve.?

A.   true

B.   false

12: The difference between the information needed and what is available is known as?

A.   intelligence gap

B.   culture value

C.   Ideas

D.   none of these

13: A process, cycle, and discipline of knowledge acquisition, knowledge creation, knowledge-sharing, and knowledge application is known as?

A.   intelligence gap

B.   decision making

C.   knowledge management

D.   all of these

14: Long term financial objectives are Company wide financial goals that are meant to be______ over the course of several years.

A.   financial report.

B.   knowledge management

C.   accomplished

D.   objective goal

15: Three or four words that sum up an organization’s vision, mission, culture, or product is known as?

A.   implementation

B.   enactment

C.   management

D.   mantra

16: Organizations that exist to accomplish a goal unrelated to making a profit are known as ?

A.   Not-For-Profit Organizations (NPOs)

B.   profit organization

C.   organizational manager

D.   All of these

17: What an individual specifically wants to get done.?

A.   objective

B.   Goals

C.   success

D.   none of these

18: Organizational citizenship behavior is a complex phenomenon characterized by altruism, conscientiousness, sportsmanship, and courtesy. v?

A.   true

B.   false

19: Performance management is Creating, monitoring, and refining a _____to ensure that employees perform their best.?

A.   workplace environment

B.   monotonous regularity

C.   disorganization

D.   none of these

20: Predictive Analytics that identify what is probably to occur.?

A.   true

B.   false

A.   true

B.   false

22: Prescriptive is referring to rules or a plan.

A.   true

B.   false

23: Analytics that identifies what should be done about what is likely to occur is known as?

A.   prescriptive analytics

B.   predictive modeling

C.   profit

D.   all of these

24: The surplus left after a company pays for wages is known as?

A.   proceeds

B.   forfeit

C.   disbursement

D.   profit

25: Shareholders is an ?

A.   Referring to rules or a plan

B.   Individuals with an interest in a company.

C.   Individuals who own shares in a company.

D.   all of these

26: The difference between the strategic knowledge needed and what is available is known as ?

A.   financial report.

B.   knowledge management

C.   accomplished

D.   Strategic Knowledge Gaps

27: Management that includes long-term planning, continuous reflection, and assessment of an organization’s progress toward meeting its goals is known as ?

A.   Strategic management

B.   lower management

C.   working stiff

D.   none of these

28: A process or document that communicates an organization’s goals and maps out the actions needed to reach those goals is known as?

A.   Strategic management

B.   Sustainable Development

C.   SWOT Analysis

D.   Strategic Plan

29: Sustainable Development is a?

A.   An examination of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

B.   Enduring, passionate, and distinctive core beliefs.

C.   Describes what a company hopes to achieve in the long run.

D.   Growth that ensures positive outcomes for both the current moment and into the future.

30: SWOT analysis is an examination of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?

A.   true

B.   false

31: Values are enduring, passionate, and distinctive core beliefs.?

A.   true

B.   false

32: Describes what a company hopes to achieve in the long run is known as?

A.   Wicked Problems

B.   Autonomy

C.   Values

D.   vision statement

33: Wicked Problems is a ?

A.   Large, multifaceted problems.

B.   benevolent

C.   pacifist problem

D.   none of these

34: Strategic planning starts by looking at an organization’s ______.

A.   past

B.   desired future

C.   goals and objectives

D.   current state

35: The triple bottom line, or 3Ps, focuses mostly on a company’s responsibility to its ______.

A.   owners

B.   employees

C.   shareholders

D.   stakeholders

36: An organization’s core beliefs, or ______, guides their overall thinking and actions.

A.   mission statement

B.   values

C.   vision statement

D.   mantra

37: A SWOT analysis measures strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and ______.

A.   trades

B.   threats

C.   technologies

D.   techniques

38: John is looking to buy a camera. He drove 30 minutes past his local electronics store, to go to Just Cameras, a store that specializes in high-end cameras. This is an example of ______.

A.   differentiation

B.   cost leadership

C.   strategic vision

D.   competitive advantage

39: What is one way to ensure that a SWOT analysis is successful?

A.   List more than five items per quadrant.

B.   Rely on guesswork.

C.   Keep competitors in mind.

D.   Use terms that can be interpreted.

40: Walmart’s statement: “We save people money so they can live better,” is an example of their ______.

A.   mission statement

B.   vision statement

C.   strategic plan

D.   mantra

41: Once you have created an accountability plan, what is the next step in strategic planning?

A.   implement and review the plan

B.   establish clear objectives

C.   document priorities

D.   determine your organization’s current state

42: “Achieving athletic excellence” could be an example of Nike’s ______.

A.   strategic plan

B.   vision statement

C.   mission statement

D.   mantra

43: Markus owns stock in the Triple B corporation. Markus is a ______.

A.   marketer

B.   stakeholder

C.   shareholder

D.   planner

44: Mark is looking to create a company that sells and distributes a product that meets a need that no other product or company can meet. This is known as ______.

A.   Blue Ocean Strategy

B.   Emergent Strategy

C.   Wicked Strategic Management

D.   Not for Profit Strategy

45: The statement “know how to perform three separate swimming strokes” as part of a swimming test for camp is an example of a(n) ______.

A.   goal

B.   objective

C.   value

D.   mission

46: John is looking to buy a camera. He drove 30 minutes past his local electronics store, to go to Just Cameras, a store that specializes in high-end cameras. This is an example of ______.

A.   differentiation

B.   cost leadership

C.   strategic vision

D.   competitive advantage

47: What is one way to ensure that a SWOT analysis is successful?

A.   List more than five items per quadrant.

B.   Rely on guesswork.

C.   Keep competitors in mind.

D.   Use terms that can be interpreted.

48: All objectives should be SMART. The T in SMART stands for ______.

A.   truthful

B.   trusting

C.   transparent

D.   time bound

49: A local gas station wants to offer the cheapest cup of coffee out of all their competition. They are looking to be a ______ in the market.

A.   differentiator

B.   cost leader

C.   strategic leader

D.   visionary

50: Once you have created an accountability plan, what is the next step in strategic planning?

A.   implement and review the plan

B.   establish clear objectives

C.   document priorities

D.   determine your organization’s current state

51: “Achieving athletic excellence” could be an example of Nike’s ______.

A.   strategic plan

B.   vision statement

C.   mission statement

D.   mantra

52: An organization’s core beliefs, or ______, guides their overall thinking and actions.

A.   mission statement

B.   values

C.   vision statement

D.   mantra

53: A SWOT analysis measures strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and ______.

A.   trades

B.   threats

C.   technologies

D.   techniques

54: The statement “know how to perform three separate swimming strokes” as part of a swimming test for camp is an example of a(n) ______.

A.   goal

B.   objective

C.   value

D.   mission

55: Walmart’s statement: “We save people money so they can live better,” is an example of their ______.

A.   mission statement

B.   vision statement

C.   strategic plan

D.   mantra

56: Long Shore company wants to achieve 10 million dollars in sales after six years in business. This is an example of their ______.

A.   strategic plan

B.   mission statement

C.   vision statement

D.   mantra

57: Mark is looking to create a company that sells and distributes a product that meets a need that no other product or company can meet. This is known as ______.

A.   Blue Ocean Strategy

B.   Emergent Strategy

C.   Wicked Strategic Management

D.   Not for Profit Strategy

58: Strategic planning starts by looking at an organization’s ______.

A.   past

B.   desired future

C.   goals and objectives

D.   current state

59: Markus owns stock in the Triple B corporation. Markus is a ______.

A.   marketer

B.   stakeholder

C.   shareholder

D.   planner

60: Mintzberg described organizations in terms of the ______ of different organizational units.

A.   flexibility

B.   size

C.   functions

D.   diversity

61: The ______ outlines task elements of different jobs.

A.   Elemental Task Theory

B.   Job Breakdown Theory

C.   Job Characteristics Theory

D.   Task Identification Theory

62: In a matrix organization, functions are combined with which other element?

A.   recruiting

B.   production

C.   management

D.   projects

63: Which of the following terms is used to describe the top management team members in an organization?

A.   A-Suite

B.   A-Level

C.   Top Notch

D.   C-Suite

64: Organizational design is defined as a process of building and ______ an organization’s structure to reach certain goals.

A.   adjusting

B.   tearing down

C.   finishing

D.   unifying

65: The four types of organizational structures are functional, product, matrix, and ______.

A.   discreet

B.   multiplex

C.   geographic

D.   blended

66: A strategy whereby leaders aim to create products or services that enjoy little competition,_____ because they meet a need that is not being met.

A.   vaguely

B.   faultlessly

C.   precisely

D.   all of these

67: Competitive Advantage is a condition that allows a company to maintain a more profitable position in the market than other companies.

A.   true

B.   false

68: Achieving the lowest cost of goods or services sold in the firm’s competitive industry or industry segment is known as___?

A.   superintendence

B.   Cost Leadership

C.   competitive cultures

D.   all of these

69: Descriptive Analytics Includes a summary of historical data, providing information about what has happened.?

A.   true

B.   false

70: Differentiation is not ensuring that a company is different from its competitors.

A.   false

B.   true

71: _____whereby leaders aim to identify unexpected outcomes, analyze them, and apply what they have learned to future strategies?

A.   emergent strategy

B.   emergent curriculum

C.   trivial strategy

D.   none of these

72: Environment scans Constant measurement and assessment of the work environment.

A.   true

B.   false

73: Fact-Based Management decisions based on research

A.   true

B.   false

74: Analyzing what one puts into the system and what comes out as a result is known as ?

A.   Feedback Loop

B.   knowledge

C.   management

D.   none of these

75: Analysis in industry by enabling users to break down its weaknesses and strengths is known as____?

A.   forces analysis

B.   four-force analysis

C.   five-force analysis

D.   none of these

76: Goals are not Broad accomplishments an individual hopes to achieve.?

A.   true

B.   false

77: A process, cycle, and discipline of knowledge acquisition, knowledge creation, knowledge-sharing, and knowledge application is known as ?

A.   intelligence gap

B.   decision making

C.   knowledge management

D.   all of these

78: Long term financial objectives are Company wide financial goals that are meant to be______ over the course of several years.

A.   financial report.

B.   knowledge management

C.   accomplished

D.   objective goal

79: Three or four words that sums up an organization’s vision, mission, culture, or product is known as ?

A.   implementation

B.   enactment

C.   management

D.   mantra

80: Organizations that exist to accomplish a goal unrelated to making a profit are known as ?

A.   Not-For-Profit Organizations (NPOs)

B.   profit organization

C.   organizational manager

D.   all of these

81: What an individual specifically wants to get done.?

A.   objective

B.   Goals

C.   success

D.   none of these

82: Organizational citizenship behavior is a complex phenomenon characterized by altruism, conscientiousness, sportsmanship, and courtesy.v?

A.   true

B.   false

83: Performance management is Creating, monitoring, and refining a _____to ensure that employees perform their best.?

A.   workplace environment

B.   monotonous regularity

C.   disorganization

D.   none of these

84: Predictive Analytics that identifies what is probably to occur.?

A.   true

B.   false

A.   true

B.   false

86: Prescriptive is referring to rules or a plan..

A.   true

B.   false

87: Analytics that identify what should be done about what is likely to occur is known as ?

A.   prescriptive analytics

B.   predictive modeling

C.   profit

D.   all of these

88: The surplus left after a company pays for wages is known as?

A.   proceeds

B.   forfeit

C.   disbursement

D.   profit

89: Shareholders is an ?

A.   Referring to rules or a plan

B.   Individuals with an interest in a company.

C.   Individuals who own shares in a company.

D.   all of these

90: The difference between the strategic knowledge needed and what is available is known as ?

A.   financial report.

B.   knowledge management

C.   accomplished

D.   Strategic Knowledge Gaps

91: Management that includes long-term planning, continuous reflection, and assessment of an organization’s progress toward meeting its goals is known as ?

A.   Strategic management

B.   lower management

C.   working stiff

D.   none of these

92: A process or document that communicates an organization’s goals and maps out the actions needed to reach those goals is known as?

A.   Strategic management

B.   Sustainable Development

C.   SWOT Analysis

D.   Strategic Plan

93: Sustainable Development is a?

A.   An examination of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

B.   Enduring, passionate, and distinctive core beliefs.

C.   Describes what a company hopes to achieve in the long run.

D.   Growth that ensures positive outcomes for both the current moment and into the future.

94: SWOT analysis is an examination of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?

A.   true

B.   false

95: Values are enduring, passionate, and distinctive core beliefs.?

A.   true

B.   false

96: Describes what a company hopes to achieve in the long run is known as?

A.   Wicked Problems

B.   Autonomy

C.   Values

D.   vision statement

97: Wicked Problems is a ?

A.   Large, multifaceted problems.

B.   benevolent

C.   pacifist problem

D.   none of these

98: Organizational values are morals or standards that guide the decisions of leadership.?

A.   True

B.   False

99: Each employee will receive _____________ paycheck on thursday.

A.   His or her

B.   Their

C.   Unsure of the correct response

100: ____ refers to unit cost increases associated with a large scale of output.

A.   Economies of scale

B.   Learning effects

C.   Diseconomies of scale

D.   Flexible manufacturing

E.   Mass customization