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Porter has identified three generic business strategies including focused,broad cost leadership,and switching strategy.

A) True
B) False

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Productivity is the rate at which goods and services are produced based upon total output given total inputs.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not considered a core driver of the information age?


A) Information
B) Business intelligence
C) Competitive intelligence
D) Data

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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In a SWOT analysis,which of the following could you discover as potential external opportunities (helpful) ?


A) Cost advantages
B) Damaged reputation
C) New markets
D) Improved marketing campaigns

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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John Cleaver is the CEO of Tech World,which is a retail store that sells computers,monitors,cameras,televisions and many other electronic products.John and his executive team are meeting to brainstorm new ideas on how to grow the business.One idea is to mimic a competitor's product that is attempting to sell a new product in a different industry.After performing a Porter's Five Forces analysis John determines that all of the forces are high in this new industry.What should John do?


A) Explode into the market with an overflow of the product.
B) Contemplate other products to introduce at the same time in this new market.
C) Compare the competitor's prices and offer his product lower in this new market.
D) Not introduce the product because all Five Forces are strong and this would be a highly risky business strategy.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Jeremy Bridges is an executive for Green Web Designs,where his primary role is to ensure the security of business systems and develop strategies to protect the company from online viruses and hackers.What is Jeremy's role within the company?


A) Chief executive officer (CEO)
B) Chief security officer (CSO)
C) Chief procurement officer (CPO)
D) Chief technology officer (CTO)

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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When evaluating the value chain,which of the following is included in the support value activities?


A) Inbound activities
B) Marketing and sales
C) Firm infrastructure
D) Finance and sales

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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In a SWOT analysis,potential internal strengths are helpful when they identify all key strengths associated with the competitive advantage including cost advantages,new and/or innovative services,special expertise and/or experience,proven market leader,improved marketing campaigns,and so on.

A) True
B) False

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The chief data officer is responsible for overseeing all uses of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and objectives.

A) True
B) False

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The department within a company that performs the function of selling goods or services is called _______________.


A) Marketing
B) Sales
C) Finance
D) Operations Management

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Where would you categorize strengths in a SWOT analysis?


A) Internal,helpful
B) Internal,harmful
C) External,helpful
D) External,harmful

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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A grilled cheese sandwich is considered the final output of a making-a-sandwich process.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is considered a good?


A) Milk and eggs
B) Managing a team
C) Selling groceries
D) All of these choices

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The business decisions made by the Human Resources department include potential customer data,sales report data,commission data,and customer support data.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements is true?


A) MIS equals business success.
B) MIS equals business innovation.
C) MIS represents business success and innovation.
D) MIS enables business success and innovation.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is not a typical way that a company would duplicate a competitive advantage?


A) Acquiring the new technology
B) Copying the business operations
C) Hiring away key employees
D) Carrying large product inventories

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Your boss,Ty Jacob,has asked you to analyze the music industry using Porter's Five Forces model.Which of the following represents the threat of substitute products or services in the music industry?


A) Established record labels like EMI,Sony,Universal
B) Independent record labels
C) Game systems like Wii,social networks like Facebook
D) Taylor Swift,Beyoncé,The Beatles,The Stones

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The chief security officer is responsible for ensuring the security of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks from hackers and viruses.

A) True
B) False

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Demonstrate how a company can add value by using Porter's value chain analysis.

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To identify competitive advantages,Micha...

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What is threat of substitute products or services?


A) The ability of buyers to affect the price they must pay for an item
B) The suppliers' ability to influence the prices they charge for supplies (including materials,labor,and services)
C) High when it is easy for new competitors to enter a market and low when there are significant entry barriers to joining a market
D) High when there are many alternatives to a product or service and low when there are few alternatives from which to choose

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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