Question 1

The Boston Consulting Group's business portfolio analysis model can be used to analyze a firm's strategic business units.How is it used and what can it tell you?

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Question 2

Organizational culture refers to

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A) the personal moral and ethical codes of ethics of its top management. 
B) a written statement expressing its goals and objectives to be achieved through enacting a comprehensive strategic plan. 
C) the fundamental,passionate,and enduring principles that guide its conduct over time. 
D) the ethos of an organization that excludes its core values. 
E) a set of values,ideas,attitudes,and norms of behavior that is learned and shared among the members of an organization.

Question 3

To move an SBU from its current position on a BCG business portfolio analysis,a manager should concentrate mostly on

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A) influencing the relative market share. 
B) enhancing employee motivation to move a low valued SBU to a higher one. 
C) adding a variety of new SBUs that will force out older ones. 
D) influencing the market growth rate. 
E) simplifying its offerings by removing features.

Question 4

In Figure 2-1 above,"E" represents the __________ operating at the lowest strategic level.

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A) board of directors. 
B) corporate level. 
C) departments. 
D) executives. 
E) strategic business unit level.

Question 5

The BCG has given specific names and descriptions to the four resulting quadrants in its growth-share matrix based on the amount of cash they generate for or require from the organization."Dogs" are located in which quadrant of the BCG growth-share matrix?

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A) upper left quadrant 
B) upper right quadrant 
C) center of the four quadrants 
D) lower right quadrant 
E) lower left quadrant

Question 6

Explain what a planning gap is and what is used to close it.

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Question 7

SBUs with a high share of high-growth markets that may not generate enough cash to support their own demanding needs for future growth are referred to as __________.

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A) dogs 
B) cash cows 
C) question marks 
D) stars 
E) hedgehogs

Question 8

Lego has traditionally been successful selling its classic construction sets to boys.Recently,Lego introduced a line of building toys especially for girls called Lego Friends.It includes feminine characters,pink and purple theme colors,and allows girls to construct more story-related activities.The company felt this was a way to reach into the girl's toy market where alternatives include princess games and accessories.Considering Figure 2-5 above,this is an example of a __________ strategy that would be found in quadrant __________.

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A) market penetration;"A" 
B) product development;"B" 
C) diversification;"D" 
D) market development;"C" 
E) product-market expansion;"D"

Question 9

Objectives refer to

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A) the means by which a marketing goal is to be achieved,usually characterized by a specified target market and a marketing program designed to reach it. 
B) criteria or standards used in evaluating proposed solutions to a marketing problem. 
C) statements of an accomplishment of a task to be achieved,often by a specific time. 
D) a road map for the marketing activities of an organization for a specified future time period,such as one year or five years. 
E) the detailed day-to-day operational decisions essential to the overall success of marketing strategies.

Question 10

Today's visionary organization uses three key elements to: (1)specify its foundation; (2)set a direction;and (3)__________.

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A) set financial goals 
B) assign job responsibilities 
C) formulate strategies 
D) establish production parameters 
E) establish detailed marketing tactics

Question 11

Which of the following tasks shown in Figure 2-10 above can be done sequentially?

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A) 1 and 2 
B) 2 and 3 
C) 3 and 4 
D) 5 and 7 
E) 6 and 7

Question 12

Explain the difference between "competencies" and "competitive advantage" in an organizational setting.

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Question 13

To develop a successful marketing plan for a soft drink soda,the process of __________ would most likely be used to group consumers on the basis of whether they wanted sugar-free and caffeine-free soda,caffeine-free sugared soda,or regular soda with sugar and caffeine.

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A) market aggregation 
B) product segmentation 
C) customer grouping 
D) mass marketing 
E) market segmentation

Exam 2: Developing Successful Organizational and Marketing Strategies