DP Business Management Questionbank

Refer to Afghan Sun case study SL/HL P1 May and Nov 2018

With reference to Su and her managers at HH and AS, explain the differences between leadership and management.

Explain how the following can benefit HS:

job enlargement

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage for CSS of introducing an employee share ownership scheme.

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage for CSS of implementing a projectbased organizational structure (Change 1).

With reference to Adams’s equity theory and Daniel Pink’s motivation theory, discuss Ebru’s decision to eliminate performance-related pay (PRP) (Change 2) and to allow employees to spend 20 % of their time on any project they wish (Change 3).

Define the term redundancy.

With reference to Maslow’s motivation theory, explain two reasons that some TM drivers left to drive for BT.

Refer to the As Fair As case study (SL/HL paper 1 Nov 2018).

Distinguish between the leadership styles of Sam and Finn.

Refer to the As Fair As case study (SL/HL paper 1 Nov 2018).

Explain one benefit and one cost to AFA of using fringe payments (perks) to financially reward staff. 

Refer to the As Fair As case study (SL/HL paper 1 Nov 2018) in the supplemental material.

Discuss whether Sam should accept the offer of a takeover.

Refer to the As Fair As case study (SL/HL paper 1 Nov 2018).

State two elements of an organizational culture.

Explain two possible human resource strategies that KA management could use to reduce employees’ resistance to change.

Explain two advantages for LB of using on the job training.

With reference to RDM, outline one advantage and one disadvantage of Jan’s leadership style (lines 88–89).

Explain how the methods used to motivate employees could have changed when RDM transformed from traditional mass production to highly automated production.

Describe one industrial/employee relations method used by employers.

Explain two possible reasons for RDM employees’ resistance to change if RDM enters the US market.

Explain two types of financial rewards, other than salary, that RDM might offer its engineers and computer scientists.

Draw a possible organizational chart for a manufacturing firm like AI if it is organized by function.

Discuss CH’s decision to stop producing anti-venom vaccines.

Discuss whether JP should accept XYZ’s takeover bid.

Outline two features of autocratic leadership.

Explain one cost and one benefit of a high labour turnover of managers for The Warriors.

Discuss two methods to resolve conflict for The Warriors other than a lock-out.

With reference to Accord, explain one advantage and one disadvantage of an organizational structure based on product.

Define the term labour turnover.

Discuss whether Aran and Kayla should change the organizational culture of Accord to overcome the problems with Enrich drinks.

Explain one benefit and one cost to FA of using an autocratic leadership style.

Outline one benefit of Viv’s leadership style and one benefit of Salah’s leadership style (lines 82–84).

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage for DA of replacing the current pay system and benefits with the proposed employment package (Decision 1).

Discuss the likely impact on DA’s organizational culture of the changes recommended by the management consultants.

Explain one positive impact and one negative impact on BTO as a result of having low labour turnover.

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage for FI of motivating its employees using Taylor’s motivation theory.

Explain how a formal system of appraisal may have avoided the problems caused by Clare (lines 86–100).

Explain two factors that may influence the motivation of employees at SF.

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of the high labour turnover of designers at Buzza.

Describe one advantage and one disadvantage for MM of decentralization (lines 44–45).

Define the term flexitime.

Using information from the case study and additional information above, discuss whether MM should sell its tar sands mining operation to JG.

State two features of a hierarchical organizational structure.

Explain one benefit and one limitation for GP resulting from the implementation of the shamrock organization structure for HN.

Discuss two human resource strategies that GP could use to reduce the scientists’ resistance to the changes.

Discuss whether Charles should accept GF’s offer of a takeover.

Explain two disadvantages for FR if it extends its 360-degree feedback appraisal system to its supermarket employees.