CIMA CIMAPRA19-E02-1 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

H is the owner of a motorcycle dealership in Los Angeles which provides sales, repair and servicing of very large motorcycles, typically with engines larger than 1000cc. Over the years H has built up a renowned team of highly skilled technicians that are experts in this particular size of motorcycle. H believes that their skills are rare and difficult, if not impossible, to imitate by any competitor in the region.
Despite this advantage the company has been suffering from declining profits in the past three years and the marketing consultant has advised H to change the focus of the company towards small 50cc mopeds and scooters - because that "is clearly what the market is now wanting".
The change being proposed is:

According to Kurt Lewin which of the following leadership styles was thought to result in the highest level of productivity and satisfaction?

Which of the following statements are not true based on Stalk, Evans and Schulman's principles of capability-based competition?
Select ALL that apply.

X is a major energy company and has discovered substantial onshore shale gas reserves in a rural part of the country. With new "fracking" technology, underground gas production could be profitable, provide jobs for local people and boost the local economy. This would require the purchase of large areas of land, without which the projects could not proceed.
Although local landowners were generally pleased to sell land to X at high prices, the reactions of local residents were less favourable as they were very concerned about the environmental impact.
Although their powers were limited, their influence on local councils was more significant. Every new fracking site was subject to strict planning controls and local councils controlled this process.
Using Mendelow's stakeholder management theory, which stakeholder group should be categorised as high interest/low power - with a strategy of "keep informed" (unless their power and influence start to increase)?

Which of the following statements relating to disciplinary sanctions should not be true?
Select ALL that apply.

According to the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument framework, conflict can be managed using which conflict-management dimensions?

During a formal disciplinary process being carried out within a business organisation, at what stage in the process should the employee under investigation receive a formal verbal warning?

X Company's Board of Directors uses its expertise to develop future strategies. The Board defines objectives that need to be achieved and then, through formal proactive planning and careful analysis, it selects the most appropriate means to achieve them.
Which method of strategy formulation is the Board using?

A pharmaceutical organisation, whilst developing a drug for the remedy of a cold, discovered by carrying out research tests that the drug made people feel drowsy.
It decided to market this product as a night time cold remedy.
Which of the following best describes this organisation's approach to strategy?

J has been appointed project manager for a multimillion dollar upgrade to factory computer systems for his international organisation.
The organisation has decided to adopt the PRINCE2 project management methodology, of which J has knowledge from a previous post, but this was some time ago and his knowledge may need updating.
In order to achieve maximum success, J realises he will need to ensure that problems encountered at each phase of the project are used to inform later stages of the project.
Advise J at which stage of the project lessons learned should be recognised and applied to later stages, in order to prevent recurrence during the project:

A, the Project Manager of Team Y, is frustrated at the lack of progress in the implementation of the new IT system. The team has the required skills and working conditions are good.
Which THREE of the following factors can A usefully manipulate to motivate the team to greater effort?

Barney (1991) identified four criteria necessary for a resource to be classed as unique and thus give competitive advantage. One of these is that it shouldn't be substitutable and another is that it should be rare.
Which TWO of the options below make up the list of four?

The concept of core competences is key to successful outsourcing strategy. Organisations should:

Many companies use Critical Path Analysis (CPA) to manage projects.
Which TWO of the options below could be identified from a CPA diagram?