Strategy-implementation activities include

A. conducting research
B. measuring performance
C. preparing a TOWS matrix
D. establishing annual objectives
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Strategy-implementation activities include establishing annual objectives. The strategic plan addresses the what and why of activities, but implementation addresses the who, where, when, and how.

Job titles that refer to strategists include which of the following?

A. External audit
B. Owner, entrepreneur, executive director, and accountant
C. Chief executive officer, salesman, dean, and lawyer
D. Owner, dean, president, and executive director
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Job titles that refer to strategists include Owner, dean, president, and executive director. A job title can describe the responsibilities of the position, the level of the job, or both. For example, job titles that include the terms “executive,” “manager,” “director,” “chief,” “supervisor,” etc. are typically used for management jobs.

An investment that gives the investor a controlling interest in a foreign company is known as which of the following?

A. foreign portfolio investment
B. foreign direct investment
C. mixed venture
D. pure venture
✅ The correct answer is option B.
An investment that gives the investor a controlling interest in a foreign company is known as foreign direct investment. A foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment made by a firm or individual in one country into business interests located in another country. Generally, FDI takes place when an investor establishes foreign business operations or acquires foreign business assets in a foreign company.

Which of the following management accounting systems places a very strong emphasis on incorporating data relating to its competitors in the preparation of management reports?

A. Activity based management
B. Flexible budgeting
C. Strategic management accounting
D. Sales variance analysis
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Strategic management accounting systems places a very strong emphasis on incorporating data relating to its competitors in the preparation of management reports. Strategic management accounting is about having an accounting system that checks, accommodates, supports and controls your strategic management goals.

Exports and imports apply mostly to which of the following?

A. services
B. merchandise
C. intellectual property
D. licensing
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Exports and imports apply mostly to merchandise. Exporting is the sale of products and services in foreign countries that are sourced or made in the home country. Importing refers to buying goods and services from foreign sources and bringing them back into the home country.

According to Press (1990), what are the four discrete philosophies upon which an organization’s culture can be based?

A. The resource focus, the product focus, the shareholder focus and the people focus
B. The product focus, the shareholder focus, the people focus and the market focus
C. The resource focus, the shareholder focus, the people focus and the market focus
D. The shareholder focus, the people focus, the product focus and the market focus
✅ The correct answer is option C.
According to Press (1990), The resource focus, the shareholder focus, the people focus and the market focus are the four discrete philosophies upon which an organization’s culture can be based.

An organization that is diversifying its product line is exhibiting what type of growth strategy?

A. stability
B. retrenchment
C. growth
D. maintenance
✅ The correct answer is option C.
An organization that is diversifying its product line is exhibiting growth type of growth strategy. Diversification is a corporate strategy to enter into a new market or industry in which the business doesn’t currently operate, while also creating a new product for that new market.

Which one of these would not be a problem for an organization attempting to establish a unified vision or direction?

A. The constraints applied by key stakeholders upon the organizations management
B. The personal objectives of those within the organization
C. The varying expectations of external stakeholders
D. Conflicts between the product and its desired target market
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Conflicts between the product and its desired target market would not be a problem for an organization attempting to establish a unified vision or direction.