Mita has set up a number of food shops and spends a lot of her time finding suitable staff Her key strength is going to farmers' wholesale markets and selecting her suppliers She also carries out all the accounting functions and maintains the shops by acting as her own caretaker, carrying out repairs and maintenance at the weekends Which aspect of the work would Mita be LEAST LIKELY to outsource?

• A.Sourcing the suppliers
• B.Accounting
• C.Human resources
• D.Repairs and maintenance

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SSS has adopted some outsourcing practices in order to improve efficiency of its operations. One of the managers has been made aware that the supplier is now also working for a competitor. Which TWO of the following should SSS be concerned with regarding the supplier's and ompetitor's new relationship?

• A.Risk of loss of confidential information
• B.Risk of losing core competence
• C.Risk of continuity of supply
• D.Risk of increased transaction costs

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XY Company is a manufacturing company making a variety of products for sale in different markets.
Which of the following is the most likely organisational structure that such a company will adopt?

• A.Entrepreneurial structure
• B.Matrix structure
• C.Functional structure
• D.Divisional structure

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A few years have passed since tech company NVision launched their new games console, Superbox. The product was once a star, with high, rising sales, but it is now selling quite poorly. In fact, it's selling so poorly that NVision are no longer making a return on the product.
Which of the following strategies would be the BEST for NVision to implement?

• A.Allow the product to follow its natural life-cycle.
• B.Keep costs low and continue to sell the console.
• C.Develop the product for a specific market segment who continue to have a need for it - this will allow NVision to sell the product at a higher price.
• D.Pull out of the market or, if possible, sell the rights of Superbox to an individual or company who is willing to carry it on.

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Company Y is very bureaucratic. The managers attend high numbers of planning meetings and the employees often complain of being micro-managed. According to Hofstede, which dimension is being described within the culture of Company Y?

• A.Long-term orientation
• B.Power distance
• C.Uncertainty avoidance
• D.Masculinity

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