EMT Practice Test

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Question1: SIMULATION
Analyse the GE McKinsey Matrix as a tool to influence directional policy

Question2: SIMULATION
Explain the characteristics of strategic decisions. At what level of a business are strategic decisions made and why?

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Currency Options and Currency Swaps are instruments used in foreign exchange. Explain the advantages of using these derivatives compared to the use of spot transactions

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Assess benchmarking as an approach to analysing an organisations performance.

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Compare and contrast an aggressive and conservative approach to business funding.

Question6: SIMULATION
XYZ is a large technology organisation which has used an aggressive growth strategy to become the market leader. It frequently buys out smaller firms to add to its increasing portfolio of businesses. How could XYZ use the Kachru Parenting Matrix to assist in decision making regarding future investments?

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Describe and evaluate the use of the VRIO Framework in understanding the internal resources and competencies of an organisation.

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Explain the use of forward and future contracts in the commodities market

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XYZ is a high fashion clothing designer and wishes to complete a benchmarking exercise. Discuss priority dimensions to be measured in the benchmarking exercise and propose a strategy for completing the exercise

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Discuss 5 tasks of strategic management

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Discuss 4 stages of the industry and product lifecycle and explain how this can impact upon a company's business strategy.

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Examine how an organisation can strategically position itself within the marketplace.

Question13: SIMULATION
Evaluate the following approaches to strategy formation: intended strategy and emergent strategy

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XYZ is a construction firm which builds houses in Birmingham. Discuss a tool that it can use to assess the remote environment and discuss a tool it can use to evaluate the operating environment.

Question15: SIMULATION
Discuss supply and demand factors in foreign exchange

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Describe four drivers of internationalisation

Question17: SIMULATION
XYZ is a successful cake manufacturer and wishes to expand the business to create additional confectionary items. The expansion will require the purchase of a further manufacturing facility, investment in machinery and the hiring of more staff. The CEO and CFO are confident that the diversification will be a success and are discussing ways to raise funding for the expansion and are debating between dept funding and funding. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach?