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BUSINESS MANAGEMENTWritten examination
Monday 16 November 2020 Reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes) Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm (2 hours)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 6 6 50B 6 6 25
Total 75
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof24pages• Additionalspaceisavailableattheendofthebookifyouneedextraspacetocompleteananswer.Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2020
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2020
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
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SECTION A – Question 1–continued
Question 1 (10marks)In2017,Johnwasemployedasthemanagerofabakerywith80employees.In2020,thebusinesshashadthefollowingbusinessobjectives:• toincreaseprofitsby10%• toreducestaffabsenteeismby20%Johnhasadoptedanautocraticmanagementstyle.
a. Definetheterm‘businessobjective’. 2marks
SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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b. EvaluatethesuitabilityofthemanagementstyleJohnhasadoptedforachievingthebakery’sbusinessobjectives. 5marks
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c. Proposeandjustifyoneperformancemanagementstrategy,otherthanachangeinmanagementstyle,thatJohncouldusetoreducestaffabsenteeism. 3marks
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Question 2 (4marks)ComparethetwokeyapproachestostrategicmanagementidentifiedbyPorter’sGenericStrategies(1985).
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SECTION A – Question 3–continued
Question 3 (7marks)Establishedin2018,AbsAreUsisachainofgymslocatedacrossVictoria.MinhandTonyhavebeenemployedinpermanent,full-timepersonaltrainingroles.BothemployeesareinformedbytheAbsAreUsHumanResourceManagerthattheirwagesandconditionswillbedeterminedbytheFitnessIndustryAward2010.
a. ExplaintheroleofeitherunionsoremployerassociationsinaworkplacesuchasAbsAreUs. 3marks
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b. Compareawardsandagreementsasmethodsofdeterminingwagesandconditionsofwork. 4marks
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SECTION A – Question 4–continued
Question 4 (10marks)Whenmotivatingemployees,managerscanusearangeofstrategies.
Evaluatetwodifferentmotivationstrategies.Identifyandjustifywhichoneofthesestrategieswouldbemosteffectivefortheshort-termmotivationofemployeesandwhichonewouldbemosteffectiveforthelong-termmotivationofemployees.
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SECTION A – Question 5–continued
Question 5 (13marks)Chef@Homeaimstotransformthewaypeoplepreparemealsintheirhomes.Thebusinessdeliversalltheingredientsrequiredtocookameal,inachilledbox,tocustomers’homes.Chef@Homeiscommittedtominimisingitscarbonfootprint,especiallythroughtheeliminationofwaste.Allboxes,bagsandcontainersusedbythebusinessarerecyclable.Ingredientsarepreparedandpackagedusingautomatedproductionlines.Chef@Homehasapolicyofsourcingallinputsfromlocalsuppliers.Forecastingisakeycomponentofitsbusinessoperations.Attimes,Chef@Home’slocalsuppliershavebeenunabletosourceanddeliverordersplacedbythebusiness.Consequently,Chef@Homeisconsideringwhethertosourcesomeingredientsfromoverseassuppliers.
a. ExplainanappropriateoperationsmanagementstrategythatChef@Homecouldintroducetominimisewaste. 3marks
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b. AnalysehowforecastingmightbeusedbyChef@Hometoimprovetheefficiencyandeffectivenessofitsoperations. 4marks
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SECTION A – Question 5–continued
c. ThemanagersofChef@Homearereviewingthebusiness’ssupplychainmanagementinanefforttoimprovebusinesscompetitiveness.
Discusstheconsiderationsthemanagersshouldtakeintoaccountwhendecidingwhethertosourcesomeingredientsfromoverseassuppliers. 6marks
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Question 6 (6marks)Analysehowsocietalattitudeshavebeenadrivingforceforchangeinacontemporarybusinessthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
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SECTION B – continued
Ourbusinessfacessignificantchallenges.Staffturnoverhasincreasedsignificantlyoverafive-yearperiod.Thebusiness’ssharepriceontheAustralianSecuritiesExchange(ASX)hasdecreasedby15%overthesamefive-yearperiod.Salesarealsodownandthecompanyhasstruggledtoreducethenumberofworkplaceaccidentsinourmines.AsChiefExecutiveOfficerofManittaMiningformorethan15years,Iampleasedtotellyouthe long-termoutlookforthecompanyremainsstrong.Sincetheappointmentofanewoperationsmanager,DrMargaretSherckle,inFebruary2020,thenumberofworkplaceaccidentshasdecreasedby25%.Thenumberofworkplaceaccidentsisaveryimportantkeyperformanceindicator(KPI)forthebusinessandakeybusinessobjectiveistoimproveworkplacesafety.ManittaMiningcurrentlyhasmorethan20000employees,eachofwhomIconsidertobepartofthe‘Manittafamily’.Whilebusinessefficiencyandeffectivenessareimportant,thegoalofensuringthatouremployeesreturnhomesafelyeachdayisourpriority.Asafeworkplacewillreducestaffturnover.Itwillalsoreducestaffabsenteeism.Weaimtokeepstaffturnoverbelow5%intheyearahead.Thiswillreduceassociatedcosts.Forexample,reducedstaffturnoverwillreducestafftrainingcosts.WorkCoverpremiumswillalsofall.ManittaMiningexpectsthatincreasedemployeeretentionwillleadtosignificantincreasesintherateofproductivitygrowthduringthenext12months.Finally,Iwouldliketothankyou,theshareholders.Loyaltydeservestoberewarded.Theimplementationofstrategiesthatimprovebusinessperformancethroughincreasedproductivitygrowthwillensurethatyourinvestmentgrowsinturn.Thankyou.
SECTION B – Case study
Instructions for Section BUsethecasestudyprovidedtoanswerthequestionsinthissection.Answersmustapplytothecasestudy.Answerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
Case studyBelowisanextractofaspeechdeliveredtotheshareholdersofManittaMiningbyitsChiefExecutiveOfficeratitsannualgeneralmeetingon7August2020.
Source:MatejKastelic/Shutterstock.com
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Question 1 (2marks)Usingevidencefromthecasestudy,outlinewhattypeofbusinessManittaMiningis.
Question 2 (3marks)ExplaintherelationshipbetweenoperationsmanagementandthebusinessobjectivesofManittaMining.
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SECTION B – continued
Question 3 (6marks)ExplainhowManittaMiningcouldapplyeachofthestepsoftheThreeStepChangeModel(Lewin)toreducethenumberofworkplaceaccidents.
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Question 4 (6marks)OtherthanthosenamedintheextractofthespeechdeliveredbytheChiefExecutiveOfficer,explaintwoKPIsthatManittaMiningcouldusetoassessbusinessperformance.
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SECTION B – continued
Question 5 (4marks)ExplaintheimportanceforManittaMiningofreviewingitsKPIswhenevaluatingtheeffectivenessofbusinesstransformation.
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Question 6 (4marks)OutlinehowtwooftherestrainingforcesinbusinesslistedbelowmightinfluenceManittaMining’sabilitytosuccessfullyintroducechangetobusinessoperationsinthefuture:• organisationalinertia• legislation• financialconsiderations• employees
Restrainingforce1
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Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextraspacetocompleteananswer.Pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.At the end of the examination, place the answer book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.