考題范例 - 單元5A（人口變化）-Sample exam questions – unit 5a (Demographic Change)
04-30, 2014
考題范例 - 單元5A（人口變化）-Sample exam questions – unit 5a (Demographic Change)
All questions must be answered in relation to your chosen organization and/or industry sector as defined in your ‘organization/ industry profile’.
所有問題都必須就您所選擇的組織和/或行業部門中的“組織/行業配置文件'定義來回答。
Briefly describe the main demographic features of your chosen country. What are the most important demographic factors affecting your chosen firm and/or industry.
What is the most important demographic factor affecting your chosen organization and/or industry? Explain your answer.
Increased population size can have advantages and/or disadvantage for business. Explain briefly how population size affects your firm and/or industry.
How does age distribution within a population affect your chosen organization and/or industry?
What is meant by ‘fertility rate’ and how do falling fertility rates affect your chosen country, firm and/or industry?
簡要描述您所選擇的國家的主要人口特征。什么是影響你選擇的公司和/或行業最重要的人口因素。
簡要描述您所選擇的國家的主要人口特征。什么是影響你選擇的公司和/或行業最重要的人口因素。
影響你選擇的組織和/或行業中最重要的人口因素是什么？解釋你的答案。
增加的人口規模對行業有優點和/或不利。簡單介紹一下何種群大小會影響您的公司和/或行業。
人口年齡分布如何影響你選擇的組織和/或行業？
“生育率”是什么意思，生育率下降怎么影響你選擇的國家，公司和/或行業？
How might sex distribution within a population or ethnic diversity within a population affect a business organization and/or industry? Give examples based on your chosen business organization and or industry.
Developed countries often suffer from an aging population and developing countries often have a ‘Goldilocks’ period of a youthful population with low dependency. Which of these affects your chosen country and how does it affect your chosen firm and/or industry?
How does increased urbanization affect your chosen firm and/or industry?
Male/female participation rates vary from country to country. How do these variations affect your chosen firm and/or industry.
Many countries have laws against sex discrimination in the workplace. What are the implications of such laws for your organization and/or industry?
Many countries have laws against racial and ethnic discrimination in the workplace. What are the implications of such laws for your organization and/or industry?
Some countries have laws against age discrimination in the workplace. What are the implications of such laws for your organization and/or industry? #p#分頁標題#e#
Workplaces are increasingly diverse (sex, race/ethnic and age). What are some of the main issues of such increasing diversity and how do they impact on your chosen organization and/or industry.
Sample exam questions – unit 6
All questions must be answered in relation to your chosen organization and/or its industry sector as defined in your ‘organization/ industry profile’.
The discovery and/or invention of new materials is an important area of technological development. Give some examples of new materials that have affected your chosen firm or industry and/or give examples of imaginary new materials that might affect your chosen firm or industry.
In relation to an area of technological development (examples: pharmaceuticals, genetics, transport or communications) give example of some of its main effects on your chosen organization and/or industry sector.
Using examples from your chosen organization and/or industry sectorthe distinction between (a) product innovation, and (b) process innovation.
During product development a business should aim to minimise development time; to maximise the fit with customer need; to maximise product quality; and to maximise production efficiency. Briefly explain each of these and illustrate with examples from your chosen organization and/or industry sector.
Using examples from your chosen organization and/or industry sector show how work activities within organizations have been affected by the increased use of computers and information technology.
Consider in relation to your chosen organization and/or industry sectorthe five possible influences on people at work identified by Etzioni in 1964 give examples of each and if possible anticipate future changes.
Use Leavitt’s systems model [task, structure, information and control, and people] to consider the influences of new technology in relation to your chosen organization and/or industry sector.
Mintzberg’s categorization of the various managerial roles is summarized…… ……….Use these categories to consider the impact of new technology on managerial roles.
In relation to your chosen organization and/or industry sector explain what is meant by the following terms: ‘e-business’, ‘e-commerce’, ‘B2B’ and ‘B2C’.
In relation to your chosen organization and/or industry sector explain how new technology can be used to monitor employee performance, to monitor output or to monitor sales.
In relation to your chosen organization and/or industry sector what are most important benefits of e-commerce.
In relation to your chosen organization and/or industry sector what are most important benefits of e-business. #p#分頁標題#e#
In relation to your chosen organization and/or industry sector how does the expansion of e-commerce affect Porter’s five forces.
Sample exam questions – unit 7
All questions must be answered in relation to your chosen organization and/or its industry sector as defined in your ‘organization/ industry profile’.
Briefly describe the main features of the legal system in your chosen country.
For a country in which your chosen organisation or industry operates, what are some of the most important areas of legislation for your chosen organisation or industry?
In relation to your chosen organization or a firm in your chosen industry operating across national boundaries consider which laws are most important.
Consider how membership of, or dealings with, a regional trade organization affect (examples: ASEAN, NAFTA, EU) affect your chosen organization or industry.
Health and Safety (H&S) laws are important for all businesses. How do H&S laws affect your chosen organisation or industry?
Contract law is an important area of business law. Consider how the requirements of contract law affect your chosen organization or industry.
Property rights including intellectual property rights are an important area of business law. Outline how intellectual or physical property rights laws affect your chosen organization or industry.
What are the main forms of intellectual property and how can they be protected? What is the importance of intellectual property protection for your chosen organization and/or industry?
Employment rights laws are important for all businesses. How do these laws affect your chosen organisation or industry?
Human rights and related legislation are increasingly important. How do they affect your chosen organisation or industry?
If disputes arise across national boundaries about the interpretation and/or implementation of contracts how can they be resolved?
Bribery and corruption can have damaging effects on international trade. What are some of the national and international laws that are most relevant in this area?
Product safety laws are important for many businesses. How do they affect your chosen organisation or industry?
Data protection and internet security are increasingly important. How are they relevant to your chosen organisation or industry?
Sample exam questions – unit 8
All questions must be answered in relation to your chosen organization and/or its industry sector as defined in your ‘organization/ industry profile’.#p#分頁標題#e#
Identify one key issue in eco-environmental policy that affects the work of your organisation .
What legislation and guidelines in those areas have been provided by:
Your own government?
Regional agreements (such as the EU)?
International agreements (such as Kyoto)?
Consider Figure 8.1 or similar data for your own country. Look particularly at the period between the early 1970s and the 1990s, the period of greatest exploitation of oil reserves.
What conclusions can you reach, if any?
Consider the data from the viewpoint of individual companies, and of government.
A company is making a planning application for an area of wilderness that currently supports no economic activity. Assess the planning application in terms of the theory of total economic value.
Consider the Kyoto target for reducing CO2 emissions from the viewpoints of individual consumers, society in general, governments and your own company or industry.
Consider the outcome of the Copenhagen conference on climate change (2009) from the viewpoints of individual consumers, society in general, governments and your own company or industry.
Consider the activities of your chosen firm and or industry from the viewpoint of each of a range of different stakeholders. Give examples of concerns that each group might have with particular reference to ecological concerns.
To what extent would you recommend your firm or industry to concentrate on the production and/or sale of environment-friendly products?
In relation to your chosen organisation or industry identify examples relating to eco-environmental issues of:
Corporate social obligation.
Corporate social responsibility.
Corporate social responsiveness.
What are the main eco-environmental commitments of your chosen organisation or of organizations in your chosen industry? What do you think they ought to be and why?
How does increasing ecological awareness of consumer affect your chosen organisation or industry?
How do government policies and interventions on eco-environmental issues affect your organization or industry?
How might global warming and climate change impact on your organization or industry?
How might measures to reduce CO2 emissions impact on your organization or industry?
Sample exam questions – unit 9
All questions must be answered in relation to your chosen organization and/or its industry sector as defined in your ‘organization/ industry profile’.#p#分頁標題#e#
Which market structure (‘perfect competition’, ‘monopoly’, ‘oligopoly’, ‘monopolistic competition’ or other) best applies to your chosen organization or industry? Explain.
How does the ‘structure-conduct performance’ model apply to your chosen organization or industry?
What is the market structure of your chosen industry or the industry in which your chosen organization operates?
Explain how the measures of industry concentration (CR3 and CR5) are calculated. Which is the more appropriate measure for your chosen industry or the industry in which your chosen organization operates?
In recent decades many previously state owned industries have been privatised. To what extent has your chosen organization or industry been affected by such changes?
Most countries have anti-monopoly / pro competition laws. For one or mor countries explain briefly how such laws impact on your chosen firm or industry?
Jones and George (2008) argue that one or more of the following four factors are important for creating a competitive advantage: ‘efficiency’, ‘innovation’, ‘quality’ and ‘responsiveness to customers’. Explain briefly how they relate to your chosen organization or industry.
Drucker (1989) argues that it is a mistake for a firm to have one over-riding objective. Is this true or not true for your chosen organization/ industry? Explain briefly.
Drucker (1989) argues that firms should set themselves objectives in eight areas. Explain briefly how they relate to your chosen organization or industry.
How does the ‘Balanced Scorecard’approach of Kaplan and Norton (1996) relate to your chosen organization or industry?
What firms exist in your chosen industry/market and which of them are your firm’s closest competitors? Which other more distant competitors could give useful information and ideas for future development in your own industry/market?
You will have carried out a very brief SWOT analysis of your chosen organization and/or of organizations in your chosen industry. Give a summary of your main findings.
Porter (1980) has identified four strategic positions that firms may adopt. To what extent do these positions apply to your chosen organization or organizations in your chosen industry?
Sample exam questions – unit 11 Financial Integration
All questions must be answered in relation to your chosen organization and/or its industry sector as defined in your ‘organization/ industry profile’.
Consider exchange rates for your currency against that of your main trading partner over the last 10 years. What trends can you see and how might these trends affect your chosen firm and/or industry?#p#分頁標題#e#
In relation to exchange rates what is meant by the ‘law of one price’. To what extent might it affect your chosen firm and/or industry?
If basket of goods has been found to cost US$300 in New York, and 30,000 yen in Tokyo. What is the PPP yen/dollar exchange rate? If the actual exchange rate is 130 yen/dollar. What would you expect to happen to that exchange rate in the future? (Feel free to adapt this question to you own currency and that of your most important trading partner.)
Briefly explain why and how money supply, inflation and exchange rates are important to your chosen firm and/or industry.
Different countries run different exchange rate regimes for their currencies. What is the exchange rate regime for your country? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this exchange rate regime for your organization and/or industry?
Consider the creation of the Euro currency. What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of the Euro for your chosen organization and/or industry?
Consider the 1997 South East Asian Financial Crisis. What were its effects and, in particular, what were its effects, if any, on your chosen organization or industry?
Inflation is generally considered to be damaging to international competitiveness. What measures can governments use to control inflation and how might these measures affect your chosen firm and/or industry?
Interest rates are the price of borrowing money. How might changes in interest rates affect your chosen organisation and/or industry?
The exchange rate is the value of one currency expressed in terms of another. How might changes in exchanges rates affect your chosen organization and/or industry?
What are some of the main financial services and institutions? Briefly explain their importance for your chosen organization and/or industry.
The financial system has become increasingly concentrated and increasingly integrated internationally. What are some of the advantages and disadvantage of these developments?
How was your firm and/or industry affected by the 2008/09 financial and economic crisis?
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