06 21 2015, 0 pm please share your valuable mgt603 current midterm papers in this thread. For spring 2015 2016 which have been started from saturday, june 20th 2015 to july onward 2015. Thanks mgt603 current mid term papers sample midterm papers pattern: syllabus to be covered: lecture 1 22. 5 being a project manager of darwin dairies, you are given the task of preparing a report that whether your firm should develop a new product or not. What activities are performed in strategy evaluation stage under controlling function of management? 3. In your opinion, what can be the circumstances when a low cost producer in an industry brings effectiveness? 4. What are strengths and weaknesses of an organization? explain with the help of examples.

shared by fajr batool what should be the characteristics of a firm that is successfully pursuing a cost leadership strategy? enlist any six of them. Six characteristics of successfully persuing cost leadership strategy firm: 1 limited perks. Question no: 31 marks: 5 list down and explain five steps that comprise an effective framework for conducting an efe matrix. five step process: list key external factors 10 20 opportunities amp threats you have to prepare a list of all external factors which will affect the efe matrix. These factors should be two points to be kept in mind these are opportunities and threats. Assign weight to each 0 to 1.0 sum of all weights 1.0 now you have to arrange them according to their weight age that which factor is most important. Assign 1 4 rating to each factor firm’s current strategies response to the factor: how well firms response to these factors.

Multiply each factor’s weight by its rating produces a weighted score how the firm will respond to these factors external factors. Sum the weighted scores for each determines the total weighted score for the organization. Shared by muhammad adnan explain a focus strategy? if a business wants to pursue a focus strategy, what can be the guiding rules for that firm? 5 from the given data, compute the average collection period for both the firms and compare the results? thanks to those who share papers: mgt603 mid term current paper dec 2010 today paper 01 12 2010 paper was easy. Suppose according to the ife matrix, the weighted score of a certain company is 3.20. Suppose according to the efe matrix, the weighted score of a certain company is 2.10. List down and explain five steps that comprise an effective framework for conducting an efe matrix. In which situation it would be good for organization to adopt market development strategy.

another paper: paper was so easy! total 28 mcqs, about 19 mcqs were from past papers and quizes 4 subjective questions were q_1 what is average collection period? 3 marks q_2 suppose according to the efe matrix, the weighted score of a certain company is 2.10. question no: 6 m 1 . the purpose of an external audit is to prepare a list of which of the following? ► opportunities and weaknesses ► threats and strengths ► strengths and weaknesses an external audit reveals key opportunities and threats. question no: 9 m 1 . ethnic balance changes due to the migration of the people from different areas to different areas. This affects the ethical behavior very much , this is the effect of which of the following forces? ► economic forces ► social, cultural, and demographic forces ► technological forces ► competitive forces social, cultural, demographic, and environmental forces: ethnic balance changes due to the migration of the people from different areas to different areas. As the traditions and norms are very much different in different areas of pakistan, therefore the behavior of the migrated people also have a major affect on the behavior of the resident people.

Specific areas include organizational design, job specialization, job descriptions, job specifications, span of the control, unity of command, coordination, job design, and job analysis. Which of the following function of management is con cerned with span of control and chain of command? ► planning ► organizing ► controlling ► evaluating organizing includes all those managerial activities that result in a structure of task and authority relationships. Which of the following is the process of using the resources and personnel of an organization in an orderly way to achieve the objectives and long term goals of the organization? ► organizing staffing activities are centered on personnel or human resource management. question no: 21 m 1 . which of the following allows an organization to test alternative ma rketing plans and to forecast future sales of new products? ► marketing ► advertisement ► test marketing ► customer analysis test markets allow an organization to test alternative marketing plans and to forecast future sales of new products.

w.vuzs.info question no: 22 m 1 . distribution includes which of the following? ► customer analysis ► warehousing ► advertising ► test marketing distribution includes warehousing, distribution channels, distribution coverage, retail site locations, sales territories, inventory levels and location, transportation carriers, wholesaling, and retailing. Specific decisions include choice of technology, facility layout, process flow analysis, facility location, line balancing, process control, and transportation analysis. question no: 25 m 1 . which of the following refers to the belief related to objectives setting that the true measure of a really good strategist is the ability to solve problems? ► managing by objectives ► managing by extrapolation ► managing by crisis ► managing by subjectives managing by crisis based on the belief that the true measure of a really good strategist is the ability to solve problems. It seeks to provide high perceived value justifying a substantial price premium to its targeted market. question no: 27 m 1 . in porter's generic strategies model, which of the following statement is correct about focus strategy? ► selling a limited range of products ► selling to a narrow customer segment ► selling to one region only ► selling simple products that are cheap focus strategy: in this strategy the firm concentrates on a select few target markets.

It is hoped that by focusing your marketing efforts on one or two narrow market segments and tailoring your marketing mix to these specialized markets. question no: 28 m 1 . where usage rate of present customers of the company can be increased significantly and the current markets are not saturated, which strategy would be effective for the company to follow? ► market penetration ► product development ► market development ► retrenchment guidelines for market penetration usage rate of present customers can be increased significantly. This type of strategic plan is known as: ► conglomerate diversification ► backward integration ► concentric diversification ► divestiture conglomerate diversification: adding new, unrelated products or services is called conglomerate diversification. Present distribution channels can be used to market new products to current customers. New products have counter cyclical sales patterns compared to existing products see below for more information.