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1. HHH is a manufacturer which has a bonus scheme for its production workers related to the speed of output.
HHH's products are very specialized and are made in a dangerous production environment. HHH's production workers usually work alone but sometimes, if there are problems in the production environment (for example, machinery breakdowns), they have to work in teams. When the production workers are working in teams they do not receive any bonus.
HHH's senior management is proposing to amend the current bonus scheme to encourage increased productivity. Under the current bonus scheme, production workers receive extra pay when they achieve 45% of their individual target: The target level is low because of the dangerous production environment and the need to occasionally work in teams.
Under the proposed bonus scheme, production workers will not receive any extra pay until they have achieved
90% of their individual target. Workers who achieve 90% or above of their individual target will be paid a 30% higher bonus.
Which THREE of the following problems is HHH most likely to encounter with the introduction of the proposed bonus scheme? (Choose three.)

A) Production workers could consider the new target as unachievable.
B) Production workers will not be motivated by the proposed level of bonus.
C) The proposed bonus scheme conflicts with health and safety legislation.
D) There could be a rise in the level of workplace accidents.
E) The extra production output will lead to an increase in inventory.

2. RRR is an insurance company which maintains an extensive database of its customer transactions over the last 10 years. RRR is developing a new product and has carried out a SWOT analysis.
Within which of the following aspects of the SWOT analysis would RRR include its customer database?

A) Threat
B) Weakness
C) Strength
D) Opportunity

3. M is a car manufacturer in Country C.
Every day, at 09.00, members of M's staff practice meditation and Tai Chi for 30 minutes, before their normal workday commences.
M's staff are paid during this time and M considers the practice to be a benefit both to staff and the company.
Staff operate with high levels of efficiency and absenteeism levels are low.
The auditors of M have recommended that M stop these sessions, stating that they consider them to be a waste of time and a drain on resources.
Which of the following aspects of M's culture would the auditors recommendation impact on?

A) Stories and myths
B) Symbols
C) Routines and rituals
D) The organizational paradigm and values

4. QWE is a private company belonging to a famous former sports professional. It operates gyms and fitness clubs across its home country. Each gym or fitness club is treated as a profit center and the manager of each center is paid bonuses based on its financial performance.
QWE introduced multidimensional performance measures into its management control systems 3 years ago.
These measure competitiveness, financial performance, capacity utilization, innovation and the flexibility of its centers to cope with changing demands.
The managers of QWE's centers have been leaving at a very high rate over the last 2 years. They have claimed that the measures are too open to interpretation and when they think they are improving their center's performance they are told they are doing the wrong things. They also complain that the managers in the centers near big cities find it much easier to reach their targets than the managers of other centers.
According to Fitzgerald and Moon's Building Block model, where does the problem lie?

A) Standards, Dimensions and Rewards
B) Dimensions and Standards
C) Standards and Rewards
D) Dimensions and Rewards

5. According to Porter's Five Forces model, which of the following would be evidence of high buyer power?

A) There is a low probability of backward integration.
B) Products are not standardized and buyers cannot easily switch to another product.
C) Buyers are fragmented and act independently of each other.
D) There is a concentration of buyers.

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