Symbiosis International Education Centre 2007 Post Graduate Diploma Business Administration Production planning and Operation Management(PGDBA) - Question Paper

31. Limitations of business planning is that it has been considered as time consuming and

________ device.

Ans. Expensive

32. select the accurate ans.

The purpose of communication is informing others and becoming informed, directing

others and being directed and :-

Ans. Influencing others and being influenced

33. select all that apply

The key management processes in the learning organizations would be :-

Ans. Competitor analysis , Performance measurement , Capability planning

34. select the accurate ans.

The forms of companies in the service sector in our new economy are essentially :-

Ans. info communicating and entertainment cob's (ICE's)

35. select the accurate ans.

What is the authority for the SBU which is delegated to every person heading it, and

can adapt quickly to any environmental change?

Ans. Decision-making

36. select the accurate ans.

What does control maintain, ranging from output and effort ?

Ans. Equilibrium

37. select all that apply

The various types of relationships for selecting the span of control would be :-

Ans. 1 to 1 , Cross relationship , Direct group

38. select the accurate ans.

To which environment is learning environment adaptive?

Ans. External

39. select all that apply.

Ethical concepts include:-

Ans. Ethical subjectivism , Consequentialism , Ethics of Virtue

40. ________ is a tool for corporate governance.

Ans. Communication

41. Planning can eliminate risk, but can not minimize it.

a) actual

b) false

Ans. B

42. select all that apply

Franchisee stores can be categorized as :-

Ans. Gift and Card Stores , Apparel Stores , Jewellery Stores

43. select all that apply

To be called an SBU, a business unit must meet specific criteria such as :-

Ans. Having a definable group of competitors , Having a mission similar to other SBUs ,

Preparing its own integrated plans

44. select all that apply

Name the different characteristics of science :-

Ans. Organized knowledge , reason and effect relationship , Predictive power

45. select the accurate ans.

Learning organizations must cope with challenge and :-

Earning:   Approval pending.