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BMIS – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q1c- Types of Organisations

Identify who should make various decisions in a hospital management context, explaining why.

Question

Within the same business organisation, some decision-making might be centralised, with decisions made by senior management. Other decisions might be decentralised, and taken by managers or employees involved in operations.

Okpoti LTD owns and operates five private hospitals. It has a head office and each hospital has its own management team and staff (including medical staff such as doctors and nurses).

Decisions are expected to be made on the following:

Decisions about the medical treatment or surgical treatment for individual patients.
Establishing policy on hygiene standards in the hospitals.
Scheduling operations in the operating theatres of each hospital.
Discharging patients from hospital.
Deciding the visiting times for patients in each hospital.
Prescribing drugs for the treatment of patients.
Hiring new staff, such as hospital porters and nurses.
Dealing with payments from insurance companies for the treatment of insured patients.

Required:
For each of the decisions above identify from the list below whom you would expect to make the decision and briefly explain why.
i) Head office management
ii) The management of each hospital
iii) Staff in each hospital

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Topic: Business and Organisational Structure, Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: Nov 2024

BMIS – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q1b – Types of Organisations

Explain four challenges faced by GDD Ghana as a not-for-profit organisation

Question

GDD Ghana is a not-for-profit and non-partisan organisation established in Ghana to offer various services, including corruption prevention campaigns, environmental protection and election observation. Like any other not-for-profit organisation, GDD Ghana is confronted with numerous challenges in its operations.

Required:
Explain FOUR challenges that come with operating as a not-for-profit organisation.

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Level: Level 1

Topic: Business and Organisational Structure, Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: Nov 2024

BMF – Nov 2020 – L1 – SA – Q18 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Identify a key characteristic of a global company.

Question

One of the characteristics of a global company is that:
A. Management makes strategic decisions for each foreign market
B. Products are adapted to the requirements of the local market
C. Marketing is adapted in each country to suit the local culture
D. The value chain in each country of operation is optimised
E. The senior managers are likely to come from different countries

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Level: Level 1

Topic: Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: NOV 2020

BMF – Nov 2020 – L1 – SA – Q13 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Identify the primary conflict of interest between stakeholders in a public company.

Question

The most significant conflict of interest between stakeholders in a public company is generally considered to be the conflict of interests between:
A. Shareholders and Government
B. Shareholders and Audit Committee
C. Shareholders and Executive Directors
D. Senior Executive Managers and Lenders
E. Government and Executive Directors

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Topic: Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: NOV 2020

BMF – Nov 2020 – L1 – SA – Q4 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Identify the item that is NOT part of strategic decision-making by the Board of Directors.

Question

Strategic decision making by the Board of Directors includes the following, EXCEPT:
A. Decision to fix appropriate price for the company’s product
B. Setting strategic objectives for the business
C. Decision to withdraw from a market
D. Deciding the major business strategies
E. Setting total borrowing limits for the company

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Topic: Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: NOV 2020

BMF – May 2016 – L1 – SA – Q2 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

This question evaluates understanding of common business organizational structures.

Question

“Organisation structure” is the framework wherein the activities of people within the organisation are coordinated and managed. The following are common forms of business organisation structures EXCEPT:
A. Entrepreneurial structure
B. Functional structure
C. Divisional structure
D. Matrix structure
E. Boundary structure

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Topic: Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: MAY 2016

BMF – May 2016 – L1 – SA – Q1 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

This question focuses on identifying the business strategy of an entity with no strategic ambition to gain a larger market position.

Question

An entity that does not have any strategic ambition to gain a position in the larger market environment is called …………………… Strategy:
A. Leader
B. Challenger
C. Follower
D. Sole Trader
E. Nicher

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Topic: Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: MAY 2016

BMF – Nov 2014 – L1 – SB – Q2 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Explain various organizational structures and the advantages and disadvantages of decentralisation.

Question

a. In today’s business environment, organizational structure is an important element of business management because the way an organization is structured will go a long way in determining the organization’s efficiency and effectiveness.
Explain briefly the following forms of organizational structure: i. Centralisation
ii. Decentralisation
iii. Matrix
iv. Network organisation (Total 10 Marks)

b. Continuous pressure on modern business organizations has made many top managers concede more authority to middle-level and lower-level managers.
State FIVE advantages and FIVE disadvantages of decentralisation. (10 Marks)

(Total 20 Marks)

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Topic: Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: NOV 2014

BMF – Nov 2014 – L1 – SB – Q1 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Discuss the features of a sole proprietorship and the characteristics of a public limited liability company.

Question

The business environment comprises a diversity of business organizations ranging from very simple enterprises to huge multinational corporations.

a. Identify FIVE features of a sole proprietorship. (10 Marks)
b. Identify FIVE characteristics of a Public Limited Liability Company. (10 Marks)

(Total 20 Marks)

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Series: NOV 2014

BMF – Nov 2014 – L1 – SA – Q18 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Identify the organizational design influenced by the internet and communication technologies.

Question

Organizational design that is influenced and facilitated by the advent of the internet and other communication technologies is known as a __________ organization.

A. Network
B. Virtual
C. Horizontal
D. Matrix
E. Departmental

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Series: NOV 2014

BMF – May 2017 – L1 – SA – Q9 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Multiple-choice question on the document specifying obligations and rights in a business partnership.

Question

A business partnership is an entity in which two or more individuals share the ownership of the business. The document which specifies the obligations and rights of each partner is called

A. A partnership deed
B. A contract
C. An article of association
D. A memorandum of association
E. A tort

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Topic: Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: MAY 2017

BMF – May 2017 – L1 – SA – Q3 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Identification of the organizational structure that integrates other corporations.

Question

An organisation that brings other corporations together is called:

A. Matrix organisation
B. Modular organisation
C. Hollow organisation
D. Boundaryless organisation
E. Complex organisation

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Topic: Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: MAY 2017

BMF – May 2017 – L1 – SA – Q1 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Identification of the most suitable organizational structure for a business in its early stage.

Question

Which of the following organizational structures is MOST appropriate for a business in its early stage of life?

A. Functional structure
B. Matrix structure
C. Divisional structure
D. Entrepreneurial structure
E. Virtual structure

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Series: MAY 2017

BMF – Mar July 2020 – L1 – SB – Q1a – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Describing the term ‘organizational structure’ and stating features of various modern organizational structures.

Question

The 21st century is evolving new organizational structures that are different from the traditional structures.

Required:
(i) Describe the term ‘organizational structure’. (1 mark)
(ii) State TWO features each of boundaryless, virtual, modular, hollow, and network organizations. (10 marks)

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Topic: Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: MAR/JULY 2020

BMF – Mar July 2020 – L1 – SA – Q5 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Identifying a non-advantage of divisional organizational structure

Question

The following are advantages of divisional organisational structure, EXCEPT that
A. Decision-making is usually quicker
B. Managers and employees with specialist knowledge and skills are developed
C. It avoids the risk of duplicating functions
D. Senior management are able to control a diverse and complex organisation
E. Organisation is capable of responding to new opportunities and new threats in the environment

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Topic: Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: MAR/JULY 2020

BMF – May 2024 – L1 – SB – Q4c – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Distinction between profession and employment based on qualification, nature of work, establishment, and motive.

Question

c. On the basis of qualification, nature of work, establishment, and motive, distinguish between profession and employment. (4 Marks)

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Topic: Business and Organizational Structures and Choices
Series: MAY 2024

BMF – May 2024 – L1 – SB – Q4b – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of joint ventures.

Question

b. State FOUR advantages and FOUR disadvantages of Joint ventures. (8 Marks)

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Series: MAY 2024

BMF – May 2024 – L1 – SB – Q4a – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Definition of stakeholders and explanation of internal stakeholders of a company.

Question

a. Define the term “Stakeholder.” (2 Marks)
Explain briefly THREE internal stakeholders of a company. (6 Marks)

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Series: MAY 2024

BMF – May 2024 – L1 – SA – Q8 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Identifying the type of organization not limited by predefined boundaries.

Question

An organization that is not defined by, or limited to, the horizontal, vertical, or external boundaries imposed by a predefined structure is called a/an:
A. Matrix organization
B. Boundaryless organization
C. Divisional organization
D. Virtual organization
E. Entrepreneurial organization

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Series: MAY 2024

BMF – May 2024 – L1 – SA – Q3 – Business and Organizational Structures and Choices

Determining the primary focus of an informal organization within a business context.

Question

Which of the following is the focus of an informal organization?
A. Process
B. Plan
C. Work
D. People
E. Organizing

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