1. What financial document lists the revenues, expenses, and profits of an organization for a designated period of time?
A) Income statement
B) Financial statement
C) Balance sheet
D) Accounting entries
2. An HR specialist prepares a business case to support an initiative. The case includes descriptions of the project's goals, benefits, method, budget, and time line. Which information is required to complete the business case?
A) Analysis of the initiative's possible risks
B) Endorsements from organization stakeholders
C) Communication plan the project team will use
D) Detailed description of the methodology that will be used
3. Which budgeting method is being used by a manager who begins with no allocated budget and must justify allocations based on how the function will contribute to the organization's strategic goals?
A) Zero-based budgeting
B) Formula-based budgeting
C) Incremental budgeting
D) Capital budgeting
4. What form of budgeting uses the prior year's budget as the basis for the next budget?
A) Activity-based budgeting
B) Incremental budgeting
C) Zero-based budgeting
D) Formula budgeting
5. How is Porter's 'Five Forces' framework used in developing strategies?
A) To identify internal strengths and weaknesses
B) To understand competitive factors that influence the strategy
C) To determine the cost-effectiveness of strategic initiatives
D) To assess the strength of various competitors
6. An organization has moved to larger facilities and doubled its workforce. However, it still experiences problems with back orders, which results in customer dissatisfaction. What phase of the organization/product life cycle is the organization probably in?
A) Decline
B) Introduction
C) Growth
D) Maturity
7. A company has reached a point of stability in its internal processes and ways of doing business. What stage of the life cycle characterizes this company?
A) Introduction
B) Decline
C) Growth
D) Maturity
8. What are the key components of a business intelligence system?
A) User interface, access to the Internet, integrated database
B) Accuracy, currency, and completeness
C) Input, processing, output
D) Data gathering, data warehousing, query and reporting
9. What are the key components of a business intelligence system?
A) User interface, access to the Internet, integrated database
B) Accuracy, currency, and completeness
C) Input, processing, output
D) Data gathering, data warehousing, query and reporting
10. What is the best description of an information system portal?
A) User's point of access to system data and applications
B) Organization's access to the Internet
C) Screen area in which data can be entered into the system
D) User-customized search engine
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