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E3 Strategic Management Questions 113–120 (page: 16)

Updated On: 4-Aug-2026

In order to implement a knowledge management strategy, an Organization must acquire suitable hardware and software so that knowledge can be stored and communicated.
Which of the following would be appropriate systems to use in a knowledge management strategy?
Select ALL that apply.

  1. Local area network
  2. Groupware
  3. Intranet
  4. Internet
  5. Ledgers and journals
  6. Social media

Answer(s): A,B,C



Which of the following is NOT a common barrier to group-based collaboration within Organizations?

  1. Time
  2. Trust
  3. Territory
  4. Teams

Answer(s): D



Management Accountants increasingly play a key role in strategic planning.
Which of the following statements is NOT a role for Management Accountants involved in the strategy development process?

  1. Assist the Board in determining risk appetite.
  2. Consider and raise awareness of the ethical impact of proposed strategic decisions.
  3. Integration of financial and non-financial information.
  4. Writing the Annual Report.

Answer(s): D



Mission statements set out the purpose of an Organization to a range of stakeholders who have an interest in what the Organization does. As an employee, you have been asked to assess the effectiveness of your Organization's mission statement.
Which of the following would NOT help the effectiveness of a mission statement?

  1. Mission statements should be specific enough to impact Organizational behaviour.
  2. Mission statements should communicate the Organization's distinctive advantages.
  3. Mission statements should be flexible, realistic and attainable.
  4. Mission statements should be aspirational and capture the imagination of stakeholders. 

Answer(s): D



To lead change successfully, Kotter and Schlesinger recommends that an Organization should change its strategy according to the situation. Effective change leadership therefore involves determining the optimal speed of change.
Which of the following statements would justify proceeding slowly with a change initiative?

  1. Where resistance will be intense and extensive.
  2. Where resistance will be low and more localised.
  3. Where information and commitment from others is unnecessary.
  4. Where you have more Organizational power than those who may resist the change.

Answer(s): A



As a recently qualified accountant, you have been given responsibility for delivering an ambitious project to centralise and computerise the accounts function within a geographically dispersed, medium-sized business. In addition, the reporting timetable requires the project to be delivered within a very short timescale with limited resources. You have decided to put together a team to deal with these proposed changes.
Which THREE of the following statements regarding effective Teams and Change are correct?

  1. Individuals must become more than they were when working alone and must develop new commitments and behaviours.
  2. Teams that cross departmental boundaries can develop new performance criteria.
  3. Teams that cross departmental boundaries can destroy shared values.
  4. Teams should continue after their purpose has been served.
  5. Teams play minor roles in institutional change.
  6. Teams enhance learning and address change directly through creating recommendations and new ideas.

Answer(s): A,B,F



TTT is a software design company which has grown successfully over the last 8 years. It has been highly innovative and often collaborates with a number of external partners to produce high quality, innovative software for a wide range of customers.
TTT's owner, K, has been a driving force behind its success. He spends a great deal of time analysing what is happening in the marketplace and trying to predict what customers need from TTT, through a network of industry contacts. He has a strong vision for TTT and communicates this, with conviction, to his staff in regular face to face meetings. He recognises and rewards his staff when new developments are undertaken and completed successfully and believes that if staff feel appreciated, then they will be more motivated to succeed. 
Which THREE of the following skills for a leader in a change adept Organization does K demonstrate?

  1. Tuning into the environment
  2. Building coalitions
  3. Communicating a compelling aspiration
  4. Learning to persevere
  5. Making everyone a hero

Answer(s): A,C,E



Porter suggests that competitive advantage arises from the implementation of a 'generic strategy'.
Which THREE of the following are NOT generic strategies?

  1. Cost leadership
  2. Focus
  3. Differentiation
  4. Diversification
  5. Market development
  6. Market penetration

Answer(s): D,E,F



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