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Which of the following is most appropriate for pursuing an e-business strategy which seeks to modify a new product with high information intensity? |
| | A) | Diversify by developing a new e-business product for a new market |
| | B) | Extension of market served |
| | C) | Enhancing product/service offering |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Which of the following is a useful approach for integrated risk management? |
| | A) | Abandoning the use of any financial instruments |
| | B) | Changing the information technology hardware |
| | C) | Modifying business processes |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Which of the following should be performed when entering into any agreement for the purchase of assets of a failed e-business? |
| | A) | Ensure full adoption of all hidden obligations |
| | B) | Ensure full adoption of all hidden liabilities |
| | C) | Ensure full delivery and transfer of the targeted liabilities |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Which of the following best illustrates the concept of strategic dissonance? |
| | A) | In an e-business environment strategic actions will tend to either lead or lag strategic intent, which creates the divergence between intent and action |
| | B) | In an e-business environment strategic actions will tend to match strategic intent, which creates the convergence between intent and action |
| | C) | In an e-business environment strategic actions will tend to lag strategic intent, which creates convergence between intent and action |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Which of the following explains the scope of e-business risk management? |
| | A) | e-business risk management only relates to technological issues |
| | B) | e-business risk management is about the production of total risk-eliminating strategies |
| | C) | e-business risk management incorporates risk management and adopts a broader perspective by focusing on technology risk |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Which of the following explains the scope of e-business risk management? |
| | A) | e-business risks can be classified as strategic risk, which can be broken down into business and non business risk |
| | B) | e-business risks cannot be classified as strategic risk and can be broken down into business and non business risk |
| | C) | The boundaries of e-business risks are clear |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Which of the following explains the concept of financial risk? |
| | A) | Financial risk is symmetrical as the outcomes can be either a performance gain or a performance loss |
| | B) | Financial risk is unsymmetrical as the outcomes can be either a performance gain or a performance loss |
| | C) | Financial risk depends solely upon market risk and economic risk |
| | D) | None of the above |
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What are the perceived benefits of Internet project management techniques? |
| | A) | Enables managers to take a longer time to make decisions |
| | B) | Enables managers to conduct face-to-face meetings |
| | C) | Enables managers to deal with high speed, high change and high uncertain problems |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Which of the following statements provides a use for the Ansoff (1987) product matrix? |
| | A) | The Ansoff (1987) product matrix can be used to illustrate the sales of product innovation |
| | B) | The Ansoff (1987) product matrix can be used to illustrate the risk in product innovation |
| | C) | The Ansoff (1987) product matrix can be used to illustrate the risk of new suppliers |
| | D) | None of the above |
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According to the concept of economic value added strategies, which of the following statements will maximize shareholder value? |
| | A) | A strategy that moves the company below the shareholders' risk/return line |
| | B) | A strategy that moves the company above the shareholders' risk/return line |
| | C) | A strategy that moves the company onto the shareholders' risk/return line |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Which of the following describes the preferred environment for e-leadership? |
| | A) | By government adopting a prescriptive style for all members of the population |
| | B) | By government adopting an innovative style for all members of the population and ignoring the protection of consumer interests |
| | C) | By government adopting an inclusive style for all members of the population, but at the same time protecting consumer interests |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Kazim (1999) uses the term 'risks of inertia', which of the following explains 'risks of inertia'? |
| | A) | The cost of experimentation in an e-business, where alliances are rapidly becoming common, is significantly lower than doing nothing at all |
| | B) | The cost of doing business online, where alliances are ignored |
| | C) | The cost of experimentation in an e-business, where alliances are rapidly becoming common, is significantly higher than doing nothing at all |
| | D) | None of the above |
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