1. Which of the following functions or activities involves recruiting and placing qualified
personnel needed for the organization so that it may achieve its objectives and goals?
a) Planning
b) Organizing
c) Staffing
d) Leading
2. The external environment factors related to the values and culture that affect the way people
feel about the organization they are in and about work itself is:
a) Political factors
b) Sociological factors
c) Economic factors
d) Technological factors
3. The resources within an organization, used to achieve its goal, make up the _______ of a
business.
a) External environment
b) Workers motivation
c) Internal environment
d) Social Responsibility
4. Which type of decision making is carried out by lower level management and deals with
specific day-to-day processes?
a) Strategic decision making
b) Administrative decision making
c) Programmed decision making
d) Operational decision making
5. When the subordinates or lower level managers passes information or offer suggestions to
higher level management, they are using which type of communication?
a) Downward Communication
b) Upward Communication
c) Lateral Communication
d) Informal Communication
6. A few years ago Black and Decker bought General Electric’s small appliance business. 150
products were converted from GE to Black and Decker label. A total of 140 steps were used
for each product. It took 3 years. The total conversion of product line was:
a) A Program
b) A project
c) A policy
d) A rule
7. The organizational structure in which separate business units are grouped under a manager
responsible for performance, strategy and operations is:
a) Strategic business units
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b) A divisional structure
c) Functional structure
d) A simple structure
8. What is the purpose of organizational structure?
a) To help the organization achieve its goals
b) To organize processes and procedures that will facilitate production
c) To facilitate vertical and horizontal communication
d) To provide a clear chain of command
9. Being "closer to customers" is a strength of which form of departmentalization?
a) Process
b) Functional
c) Geographic
d) Product
10. Boredom, poor quality, and fatigue are three negative consequences from which organizational
design process?
a) Span of control
b) Decentralization
c) Work specialization
d) Departmentalization
11. Which organizational structure is designed so that an employee can have two managers?
a) Team
b) Learning
c) Boundary less
d) Matrix
12. A very important characteristic of learning organizations is that:
a) They must have a wide span of control
b) Employees are reluctant to collaborate and share knowledge
c) They are highly centralized
d) Employees share information and collaborate on work activities
13. An organization that wants to be more responsive to changes in its environment, especially to
customers, is likely to have an organization structure that is:
a) Decentralized and empowers employees
b) Very formal and rule oriented
c) Highly centralized
d) Mechanistic
14. What should be the relationship between managers and leaders?
a) There should be no relationship between management and leadership
b) All managers should be leaders
c) All leaders should be managers
d) All managers should be leaders and all leaders should be managers
15. Which plan cannot be used if rewards are allocated only on seniority basis?
a) Employee recognition
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b) Pay-for-Performance
c) Open-book management
d) Stock option programs
16. What principle state that satisfaction of one level of need encourages concern with second
level?
a) Maslow’s hierarchy of need theory
b) Satisfaction Progression
c) Growth and Achievement
d) Frustration Regression
17. Which one of the following is the highest need on Maslow’s hierarchy of need theory?
a) Self-actualizing
b) Safety
c) Esteem
d) Social
18. A manufacturing company has divided its departments into pattern making, fabric cutting, and
fabric coloring. What type of departmentalization is this?
a) Geography Departmentalization
b) Function Departmentalization
c) Process Departmentalization
d) Product Departmentalization
19. Which of the following is the most common type of departmentalization?
a) Process Departmentalization
b) Geography Departmentalization
c) Market Departmentalization
d) Function Departmentalization
20. The management of people/labor should be handled by which of the following department in
an organization?
a) Administration
b) Information Systems
c) Human Resources

business plans structure
Title page: Title or heading of the plan and brief description if required, author, date, company/organization if applicable, details of circulation and confidentiality.
Contents page: A list of contents (basically the sections listed here, starting with the Introduction page) showing page numbers, plus a list of appendices or addendums (added reference material at the back of the document) allowing the reader to find what they need and navigate the document easily, and to refer others to particular items and page numbers when reviewing or querying.
Introduction page: Introduction and purpose of the plan, terms of reference if applicable (usually for formal and large plans or projects).
Executive summary page: Optional and usually beneficial, this should normally be no more than a page long (or it’s not an executive summary) – the key points of the whole plan including conclusions, recommendations, actions, financial returns on investment, etc., clearly readable in a few minutes.
Main body of plan: sections and headings as required, see template below.
Acknowledgments and bibliography/reference sources: if relevant (only required normally for very large formal plans)
Appendices: appendices or addendums – additional detailed reference material, examples, statistics, spreadsheets, etc., for reference and not central to the main presentation of your plan.
business plans – main body sections examples template
This sample template is typical for a sales/marketing/new business development business plan. (A business plan for a more complex project such as an international joint-venture, or the formation of a new company including manufacturing plant or other overhead activities would need to include relevant information and financials about the overheads and resources concerned, and the financials would need to show costs and profits more like a fully developed profit and loss account, with cashflow projections, balance sheet, etc.) Where appropriate refer to your position regarding corporate ethics and social responsibility. While these aspects are not mechanisms within the plan, they are crucial reference points.

1.Define your market – sector(s) and segment(s) definitions
2.Quantify your market (overview only) – size, segmentation, relevant statistics, values, numbers (locations, people/users, etc) – make this relevant to you business
3.Explain your market(s) – sector trends, eg., growth, legislation, seasonality, PEST factors where relevant, refer to Ansoff matrix, show the strategic business drivers within sector and segments, purchasing mechanisms, processes, restrictions – what are the factors that determine customers’ priorities and needs – this is a logical place to refer to ethics and CSR (corporate social responsibility
4.Explain your existing business – your current business according to sector, products/services, quantities, values, distributor, etc.
5.Analyse your existing customer spread by customer type, values and products/services including major accounts (the ‘Pareto Principle’ or the ‘80:20 rule’ often applies here, eg., 80% of your business comes from 20% of your customers)
6.Explain your products and services – refer to Boston matrix and especially your strategic propositions (what these propositions will do for your customers) including your USP’s and UPB’s (see sales training section and acronyms)
7.Explain you routes to market, gatekeepers, influencers and strategic partners – the other organizations/individuals you will work with to develop your market, including ‘what’s in it for them’, commissions, endorsements, accreditations, approvals, licenses, etc.
8.Case studies and track record – the credibility, evidence and proof that your propositions and strategic partnerships work
9.Competitor analysis, eg., SWOT analysis of your own business compared to SWOT analysis of each competitor
10.Sales/marketing/business plan (1 year min) showing sales and margins by product/service stream, mix, values, segment, ‘distributor’, etc, whatever is relevant, phased monthly, in as much detail as you need. This should be on a spreadsheet, with as many different sheets as necessary to quantify relevant inputs and outputs.
11.List your strategic actions (marketing campaigns, sales activities, advertising, etc) that will deliver the above, with costs and returns. This should be supported with a spreadsheet, showing cost and return on investment for each activity.
Tip: If the business plan concerns an existing activity, use the previous year’s sales/business analysis as the basis for the next year’s sales/business plan. Adapt as necessary according to your new strategic plans.

here is a list:
Smallville Complete 1st Season
HERO
YOU GOT SERVERD
LONE STAR
BEST LAID PLANS
BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE
SLEEP OVER
THE THREE BURIALS
RENDITION
RUMOR HAS IT..
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS
DADDY DAY CAMP
THE PROTECTOR
AFTER THE SUNSET
CARLITO’S WAY
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES 1
FINAL DESTINATION 3
ZOO LANDER
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
BLOW
THE FACULTY
BREAKIN ALL THE RULES
THE LAKE HOUSE
BEYOND SUSPICION
D.E.B.S
THE ULTIMATE GIFT
THE HUNTING PARTY
THE FINAL CUT
TICKER
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
JERSEY GIRL
HERBIE FULLY LOADED
THE SANDLOT 2
THE NAMELESS
SPACEBALLS
BRUCE ALMIGTHTY
KILL BILL2
THE SENTINEL
LOAD OF WAR
KICKING & SCREAMING
THE WEATHER MAN
A LOVE SONG 4 BOBBY LONG
SHE’S THE MAN
WONDER BOYS
SOMETHING NEW
THE KLUMS2
THE PRESTIGE
FEARLESS
THE ILLUSIONIST
DUMB AND DUMBERER
SWITCH BACK
HOURS
ONE TOUGH COP
CHARLIE’S ANGELS
THE WOODSMAN
CHEAPER by the DOZEN2
PRINESS DIARIES 2
GORGEOUS
4 MOVIES BRUCE LEE
ATL
MY BABBY’S DADDY
FREEWAY
ROLL BOUNCE
M:i-2
TOM CRUISE M:i:3
WITHOUT EVIDENCE
A GOD WOMAN
BLESSED
FUN WITH DICK N JANE
JUST MY LUCK
VAN WILDER
THE PERFECT MAN
SPIDERMAN 3
SPIDERMAN 2
THE HONEY MOONERS
CHEAPER BY TH DOZEN
IN GOOD COMPANY
REDLINE 80. THE ITALIAN JOB
FIREWALL
GIRL FIGHT
LADDER 49
DESPERATE HOURS
MUNICH
HUSTLE & FLOW
SICKO
BIKER BOYZ
OCEAN’S TWELEVE
OCEAN’S THIRTEEN
THE SANDLOT
THE LAZARUS PROJECT
TRAITOR
CLIFFORD
BORN N EAST LA
LOVE DONT COST A THANG
THE BREAK UP
A HISTORY of VIOLENCE
VANTAGE POINT
ANGEL SEASON FIVE

The Prestige (Widescreen)
The Illusionist (Widescreen)
The Rundown (Widescreen)
Jurassic Park III/Collector’s Edition (Widescreen)
George A Romero’s Land of the Dead/Unrated Director’s cut (Widescreen)
Ghost Rider (Widescreen)
We Were Soldiers (Widescreen)
Shanghai Knights (Widescreen)
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman (Widescreen)
Unleashed/Unrated (Widescreen)
The Island (Widescreen)
The Sixth Sense (Widescreen)
The Last Samurai (2 disc Full-screen edition)
Kill Bill Volume 1 (Widescreen)
National Security (Both)
Apocalypto (Widescreen)
Munich (Widescreen)
The Evil Dead (Widescreen)
16 Blocks (Widescreen)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Full Screen)
Cradle 2 the Grave (Full Screen)
The Transporter (Both)
The number 23/Unrated (Widescreen)
Walk the Line (Widescreen)
Ray (Widescreen)
Saw II (Widescreen)
Hostel part II/Unrated Directors cut (Widescreen)
Alexander (2 disc Director’s cut-Widescreen)
The Core (Full screen)
Barbershop 2 (Widescreen)
Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse Of the Black Pearl (2 disc Widescreen Collector’s edition)
Kung Fu Hustle (Widescreen)
The Interpreter (Full screen)
Snatch (Both)
Bad Boys II (Widescreen)
Jarhead (Widescreen)
The Matrix Reloaded (Full screen)
Untraceable (Widescreen)
Cellular (Widescreen)
Cloverfield (Widescreen)
Crimson Tide (Widescreen)
Hellboy II The Golden Army (Widescreen)
The Simpsons Movie (Widescreen)
Miyazaki’s Sprited Away (Widescreen)
28 Weeks Later (Widescreen)
Minority Report (Full screen)
King Arthur/Directors extended unrated version (Widescreen)
Man on Fire (Widescreen)
The Pursuit of Happyness (Widescreen)
The Dark Knight (Widescreen)
15 Minutes
50 First Dates
8 Mile
8MM
A Bronx Tale
A Guy Thing
Ace Ventura Pet Detective
Along Came Polly
American Gangster
American History X
American Pie 2
American Psycho
American Wedding
Animal House
Antwone Fisher
Bad News Bears
Bandits
Be Cool
Be Kind Rewind
Beavis and Butthead Do America
Bedazzled
Benchwarmers
Best Man
Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Black Hawk Down
Blast From the Past
Bone Collector
Boondock Saints and Fight Club (Double Feature)
Borat
Bourne Identity
Braveheart
Breakfast Club
Bringing Down the House
Bruce Almighty
Bushwhacked
Cable Guy
Casino
Cast Away
Casualties of War
Coach Carter
Collateral
Collateral Damage
Corky Romano
Departed
Deuce Bigalow European Gigolo
Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo
Die Another Day
Donnie Brasco
Drew Carey Show’s TV Favorites
Dude Where’s My Car
Envy
Ernest Goes to Camp
Fargo
Fever Pitch
Forrest Gump
Four Brothers
Friday Night Lights
Full Metal Jacket
Fun with Dick and Jane
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters 2
Godfather
Godfather Part 2
Godfather Part 3
Gone in 60 Seconds
Goodfellas
Green Mile
Hamburger hill
Hardball
Hart’s War
Heat
Hellboy (3 Disc Director’s Cut)
High Fidelity
Hitch
Hot Fuzz
Hot Rod
Hot Shots
Hot Shots Part Deux
Jackass 2
Jarhead
Jaws
Jerk
Joe Dirt
Joe’s Apartment
John Q
Karate Kid
Ladies Man
Last Samurai
Lord of War
Made
Major League 2
Malibu’s Most Wanted
Man of the Year
Man on Fire
Man on the Moon
Manchurian Candidate
Matchstick Men
Me, Myself and Irene
Meet the Fockers
Men in Black
Men of Honor
Miami Vice
Michael Clayton
Mr. Mo
I am planning on listing them at and then negoriating if they want a lower price, is as a starting price to high or to low? Are there particular movies in the list that are worth more? if so which one?

In marketing there are 4'C's referring to the strategy of the company, the macro-environmental context, the costs and the competition. Are these the four major forces that must be taken into consideration when preparing strategic plans?
A. True
B. Flase

Strategic Vision refers to a cultural orientation of the company that focuses on the present rather than the long term and seizes opportunities in an uncertain environment.
A. True
B. Flase

A company with strategic inertia has lost touch with its market and its' customers
A. True
B. Flase

Within the context of the BCG Growth Share Matrix, a question mark describes a low-share business unit in a high share growth market.
A. True
B. Flase

11. Which of the following are repetitive and symbolic
activities/events used to strengthen culture in organizations?

a. Folktales
b. Rites
c. Rituals
d. Values

12. Departmentalization can be done on the basis of many factors
EXCEPT:

a. Functions
b. Strategic business units
c. Divisions
d. Number of employees

13. The general condition for competition that influences business
firms which provide similar products and services is known as:

a. Industry environment
b. Remote environment
c. International environment
d. External environment

14. In Competitive Profile Matrix, the rating “4” indicates what?

a. Major weakness
b. Major strength
c. Minor strength
d. Minor weakness

15. Which of the following ties all business functions together and
provides the basis for all managerial decisions?

a. Marketing
b. Technology
c. Information
d. Workforce

16. Which of the following refers to determining the best capital
structure for the company?

a. Restructuring decisions
b. Strategic decision
c. Investment decision
d. Financing decisions

17. All of the following are the outputs of a system EXCEPT:

a. Data
b. Tables
c. Charts
d. Graphs

18. Lack of access to key distribution channels indicates which of
the following?

a. Strength
b. Weakness
c. Opportunity
d. Threat

19. Which of the following marketing functions includes test
marketing?

a. Selling products/services
b. Customer analysis
c. Product/service planning
d. Distributing

20. The total weighted score of IFE matrix below “2.5” characterizes
an organization as:

a. Organization is externally weak
b. Organization is internally strong
c. Organization is externally strong
d. Organization is internally weak

Marketing Question(s) – True or False?

In marketing there are 4'C's referring to the strategy of the company, the macro-environmental context, the costs and the competition. Are these the four major forces that must be taken into consideration when preparing strategic plans?
A. True
B. Flase

Strategic Vision refers to a cultural orientation of the company that focuses on the present rather than the long term and seizes opportunities in an uncertain environment.
A. True
B. Flase

A company with strategic inertia has lost touch with its market and its' customers
A. True
B. Flase

Within the context of the BCG Growth Share Matrix, a question mark describes a low-share business unit in a high share growth market.
A. True
B. Flase

affinity diagram, interrelationship diagram, tree diagram, matrix diagram, matrix data analysis, process decision program chart, arrow diagram

I want some feedback on this pay plan. I have been in Network Marketing for several years and have never seen an opportunity anywhere close to this. This is an amazing product and my matrix is exploding.

Tell me what you think about the pay plan.

You can watch the video at

http://www.gbgopportunity.net

Ok, so I am taking a class and I am a little confused on what is a project charter. One of the homework objectives is:

- Create a Project Charter (include project title, date of authorization, project manager's name, brief scope statement, planned approach for managing the project, roles and responsibilities matrix, sign-off section)

This is for an online bussiness. A brick and mortar store wants to add it to their bussiness to increase sales. I am confused on how should I do the charter, the other part sof the homework I understand.

This is what I know so far :

Understanding the customer and his decision making process
Understand strategic marketing (the STP process)
Understanding frameworks like SWOT, PEST and BCG matrix
Preparing analytical documents like the marketing plan

What else …

Thanks in advance

1.Buyers can exercise high bargaining power over their suppliers
under which one of the following conditions?
a. There are few buyers in the market
b. When there are many good substitutes
c. They have few suppliers to choose from
d. There is a high concentration of suppliers

2. The process of monitoring performance, comparing it with
goals, and correcting any significant deviations is known as:
a. Planning
b. Controlling
c. Organizing
d. Leading

3. Which category of ratios measures a firm’s ability to meet
maturing short-term obligations?
a. Profitability
b. Leverage
c. Liquidity
d. Activity

4. Which of the following directs at developing new products
before competitors do at improving product quality or at
improving manufacturing processes to reduce costs?
a. Marketing
b. Opportunity analysis
c. Management
d. Research and development

5. A planning horizon of two to five years applies to which of the
following?
a. Top management
b. Middle management
c. Lower management
d. All levels of management

6. Assessment of competitive rivalry DOES NOT include an
understanding of which of the following?
a. Mergers and acquisitions in industry
b. The management structure of an organization
c. Market growth rates
d. Exit barriers and operational efficiency of competitor 7. Which of the following marketing entity is NOT an
intermediary?
a. Brokers
b. Agents
c. Producers
d. Vendors

8. Investment decisions are also known as:
a. Capital structure
b. Business finance
c. Dividend policy
d. Capital budgeting

9. Which one of the following area can be the weakness of a firm?
a. Ineffective Marketing
b. Changing lifestyle
c. High oil prices
d. Increasing pollution

10. What is the systematic gathering, recording, and analyzing of
data about problems relating to the marketing of goods and
services?
a. Management
b. Marketing Research
c. Planning
d. Market segmentation

11. Which of the following are repetitive and symbolic
activities/events used to strengthen culture in organizations?
a. Folktales
b. Rites
c. Rituals
d. Values

12. Departmentalization can be done on the basis of many factors
EXCEPT:
a. Functions
b. Strategic business units
c. Divisions
d. Number of employees

13. The general condition for competition that influences business
firms which provide similar products and services is known as:
a. Industry environment
b. Remote environment
c. International environment
d. External environment 14. In Competitive Profile Matrix, the rating “4” indicates what?
a. Major weakness
b. Major strength
c. Minor strength
d. Minor weakness

15. Which of the following ties all business functions together and
provides the basis for all managerial decisions?
a. Marketing
b. Technology
c. Information
d. Workforce

16. Which of the following refers to determining the best capital
structure for the company?
a. Restructuring decisions
b. Strategic decision
c. Investment decision
d. Financing decisions

17. All of the following are the outputs of a system EXCEPT:
a. Data
b. Tables
c. Charts
d. Graphs

18. Lack of access to key distribution channels indicates which of
the following?
a. Strength
b. Weakness
c. Opportunity
d. Threat

19. Which of the following marketing functions includes test
marketing?
a. Selling products/services
b. Customer analysis
c. Product/service planning
d. Distributing

20. The total weighted score of IFE matrix below “2.5” characterizes
an organization as:
a. Organization is externally weak
b. Organization is internally strong
c. Organization is externally strong
d. Organization is internally weak

I would like to know specific knowledge/curriculum for Strategic Planning (i.e., BCG Matrix, Multifactor Matrix, Benchmark Scorecard)

Also, what are the skills that I must possess (i.e., research, valuation skills, economics)

What's ansoff's matrix, i just took my IB Business final and i need to know if i got it right?
i had to analyze a company using the matrix and use marketing mix to suggest a plan for its future, i used the standard 4 p's of marketing for the suggestion and included reasons incorporating boston matrix (so i think i got atleast 6 of 8 marks) but what is ansoffs matrix?

I need help in figuring out how to calculate the contents of an MRP(Material Requirements Planning) matrix.

Trying to determine which planning methodology works best in what circumstances.