Practice questions for Business Management and Behavioral Studies

1. Chapter 02 – The Business Environment
Past paper questions 1
Q.(a) The New Organization is said to be shaped by worldwide dynamics around:
 Globalization
 Information Technology
 Total Quality Management
 Diversity and ethics
What is your understanding of the above factors, and their impact on the
organization?(08)
(b) What opportunities and threats do you see arising for Pakistan’s economy out of the
new business phenomena such as WTO, Outsourcing, Offshore Production, etc. (06)
Q. What is meant by Globalization? The implications of globalization on organizational
behavior are profound and direct. Discuss. (06)
Q. The president of Japanese car making company Honda recently stated that his company
would not expand its production capacity any further at its factory in the UK. This
factory produces Honda cars for the European market. He explained that the reason for
this decision was the currency risk. The company was concerned about its
competitiveness in the European market. It had a 5% share of the UK cars market, but
only a 1% share of the market in the rest of Europe.
Explain what the company president meant by the ‘currency risk’. (06)
Q. Explain how a manufacturer of computer games might be affected by a 0.5% rise in
interest rates by the central bank. (05)
Q. Explain why monopoly control over a market might be undesirable and suggest three
ways in which the government might act against monopolies. (05)
Q. Pakistan currently has an ageing population. Describe the possible consequences of an
ageing population for a Pakistani company that currently employs about 5,000 people.
Q. According to Porter, what are the five forces that determine the level of competition in
an industry or a market?
Q. How can the worldwide problem of labour shortage be overcome? Explain with
suitable examples whether this problem can be dealt with focusing more on technical
or behavioral aspect? (08)
Q. Perform SWOT analysis for PIA.
Q. Perform PESTEL analysis for HBL.