1262. ______ takes place in the recovery phase of strategic conflict management

A. Conflict positioning
B. Reputation management
C. Risk communication
D. Issues tracking
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Reputation management takes place in the recovery phase of strategic conflict management. Reputation management (sometimes referred to as rep management, online reputation management or ORM) is the practice of attempting to shape public perception of a person or organization by influencing online information about that entity.

Money market where debt and stocks are traded and maturity period is more than a year is classified as

A. shorter term markets
B. capital markets
C. counter markets
D. long-term markets
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Money market where debt and stocks are traded and maturity period is more than a year is classified as capital markets. Capital markets refer to the places where savings and investments are moved between suppliers of capital and those who are in need of capital. Capital markets consist of the primary market, where new securities are issued and sold, and the secondary market, where already-issued securities are traded between investors.

In best efforts offering, price offered by investment banks is originally set by

A. municipality
B. insurance companies
C. negotiable transactions
D. global placement
✅ The correct answer is option A.
In best efforts offering, price offered by investment banks is originally set by municipality. Best efforts is a contractual term in which an underwriter promises to make their best effort to sell as much of a securities offering (e.g., IPO) as possible. Best-effort agreements are used mainly for securities in a less-than-ideal market condition or with higher risk, such as an unseasoned offering.

1249. The first-order Markov chain is generally used when.

A. Transition probabilities are fairly stable
B. Change in transition probabilities is random
C. No sufficient data are available
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The first-order Markov chain is generally used when transition probabilities are fairly stable. The first order Markov chain transition probability is the conditional probability that the second amino acid occurs in a two-amino-acid sequence, given the occurrence of the first amino acid, ie P(second amino acid|first amino acid).

1247. What can be used to promote unbiased views and to manage the development of the mission and vision statement more effectively?

A. an internal group
B. a committee of managers
C. command-and-control
D. a facilitator
✅ The correct answer is option D.
A facilitator can be used to promote unbiased views and to manage the development of the mission and vision statement more effectively. Facilitation is defined as an activity designed ‘to make easier, to promote or help forward’. In business, it is about helping people to solve their problems using their own solutions.

1245. Kets de Vries (1996) suggested strategic leaders have two key roles to play. Which two roles are they?

A. Transformational and Effective
B. Charismatic and Effective
C. Transformational and Charismatic
D. Charismatic and Architectural
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Kets de Vries (1996) suggested strategic leaders have two key roles to play that are Charismatic and Architectural. In the charismatic role, leaders envision a better future and empower and energize their subordinates. In the architectural role, leaders address issues related to organizational design and control and reward systems.

1243. Cost such as dispose value of an old machine is $6000 is classified as

A. irrelevant
B. depreciated cost
C. salvages
D. relevant
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Cost such as dispose value of an old machine is $6000 is classified as relevant cost. Relevant cost is a managerial accounting term that describes avoidable costs that are incurred only when making specific business decisions.

1241. In any real time system ___ factors are termed as boundaries of the system.

A. Statement
B. Conditions
C. Blocks
D. Limit
✅ The correct answer is option D.
In any real time system limit factors are termed as boundaries of the system. A boundary component of a system is then delined as one every neighborhood of which contains at least one system component and at least one thing in the environment of the component. A boundary of a system is defined as the set of all its boundary components.