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Business Administration is a comprehensive field of study that covers the principles and practices involved in managing and overseeing business operations. This course introduces students to core subjects such as management, marketing, finance, human resources, operations, and organizational behavior. The aim is to equip students with analytical, decision-making, and leadership skills necessary to effectively run organizations in a competitive and dynamic marketplace. Emphasis is placed on strategic planning, problem-solving, communication, and ethical considerations, preparing students for diverse roles in the public and private sectors.
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Marketing Management Knowledge and Skills 11th Edition by J. Paul Peter
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Chapter 1: Strategic Planning and the Marketing Management Process
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Q1) Which of the following is true of organizational objectives?
A) An organizational objective should reflect on the organization's finances, rather than its commitment to the customers.
B) Organizational objectives are not considered to be dominant necessities to carry out the organizational mission.
C) Organizational objectives are specific, measurable, action commitments on the part of the organization.
D) An organizational objective is distilled to arrive at a specific and achievable organization mission.
Answer: C
Q2) According to the marketing concept,the customer will be more satisfied and the firm will be more profitable when the:
A) organizations and customers have a long-term relationship.
B) organization's marketing process is solely product-oriented.
C) products are advertised frequently but have no clear target markets.
D) firm operates primarily through a selling orientation in the market.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Marketing Research: Process and Systems for Decision Making
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Q1) A disadvantage of mail surveys is that:
A) it has a limited depth of response.
B) it has a limited geographic reach.
C) it is difficult to administer to respondents.
D) it is a time-consuming method of data collection.
Answer: A
Q2) What kinds of people buy our products,where do they live,and how much do they earn are questions that aid the _____ process.
A) marketing segmentation
B) data collection
C) environmental assessment
D) data mining
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following is a benefit of using mall intercepts?
A) It depends on projective techniques for success.
B) It offers flexibility in answering questions.
C) It offers unlimited time for every respondent.
D) It allows for higher levels of interviewer supervision.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Consumer Behavior
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Q1) When buying clothes,consumers may shop at several stores and compare a number of different brands and styles before purchasing an item without resorting to a complex analysis of the pros and cons of each brand and style.Identify the decision making type involved.
A) Extensive decision making
B) Limited decision making
C) Routine decision making
D) Optional decision making
Answer: B
Q2) The advertisement for a diamond necklace says,"A quality diamond of a carat or more is so rare that less than one percent of women will ever own one." The advertisement shows a woman who is wearing the diamonds being openly admired by others.In terms of Maslow's hierarchy,this advertisement is designed to appeal to the consumer's _____.
A) physiological needs
B) esteem needs
C) safety needs
D) self-actualization needs
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Business, government, and Institutional Buying
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Q1) Which of the following situations does NOT require the purchasing agent to initiate a modified rebuy process?
A) A supplier's products have a drop in quality
B) The supplies system automatically reorders products
C) The price of a usual product rises substantially
D) A new and cheaper product becomes available to meet the same need
Q2) Which of the following statements is true with regard to producers?
A) Producers constitute the smallest segment of organizational buyers.
B) Producers are characterized by their primary function being the purchase of products from manufacturers and their distribution to consumers and other organizational buyers.
C) Producers of goods tend to be larger and more geographically concentrated than producers of services.
D) Producers are the only class of buyers who are excluded from the purview of business-to-business marketing.
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Chapter 5: Market Segmentation
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Q1) While churches are still places for traditional religious ceremonies and training,some churches are trying to reach new segments of the population by offering music-based services,youth-led services,and televised services.Churches are using positioning:
A) based on superiority to competitive products.
B) in terms of superior product users.
C) relative to the position of their competitors.
D) by use or application.
Q2) In which of the following stages of the market segmentation process would a firm need to decide whether to use a post hoc or a priori approach to segmenting a market?
A) Determining customer needs and wants
B) Delineating the firm's current situation
C) Dividing markets on relevant dimensions
D) Deciding a segmentation strategy
Q3) A meaningful segment is one that:
A) is large enough to offer long-run profits for the firm.
B) has a well-defined geodemographic profile.
C) can be reached and served by direct marketers in an efficient manner.
D) is driven by the desire for instant gratification.
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Chapter 6: Product and Brand Strategy
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Q1) The McGregor Corporation makes four different varieties of their brand of Maxim cereal.These varieties are Maxim corn flakes,Maxim raisin bran,Maxim honey clusters,and Maxim brown sugar and oats cereal.McGregor Corp.has used a _____ with its Maxim cereal brand.
A) line extension approach
B) multibranding approach
C) brand extension approach
D) franchise extension approach
Q2) What is marketing myopia?
A) Defining a product solely in terms of the tangible product and its features
B) Defining a product in terms of the essential benefits the buyer expects to receive from it
C) Defining a product in terms of the integrated marketing systems approach
D) Defining a product in terms of its expected success in the market
Q3) Lumber,coal,and iron ore are examples of _____.
A) consumer goods
B) convenience goods
C) raw materials
D) specialty goods
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Chapter 7: New Product Planning and Development
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Q1) Fred is part of a cross-functional team that is working on a project to develop a new product.At the project planning stage of the process,he and the other project team members are working in relative privacy away from the rest of the organization.Which of the following methods is the company using to manage Fred's project team?
A) Rugby approach
B) Out-rotation
C) Skunkworks
D) Brainstorming
Q2) Market pull refers to:
A) basic and applied research that leads to new product ideas.
B) an organization's current market share.
C) market needs that current products are not satisfying.
D) the risk of launching a new product into the market.
Q3) Product development and diversification can be characterized as _____.
A) product mix strategies
B) strategies based on differentiation
C) target market segmentation strategies
D) cost leadership strategies
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Chapter 8: Integrated Marketing Communications
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the procedure for evaluating the specific advertisement objective of attitude?
A) Potential buyers are asked to rate competing brands on determinant attributes.
B) Potential buyers are asked to indicate brands that come to mind in a product category.
C) Potential audience members are asked to rank alternative advertisements as best liked.
D) Potential buyers are asked to indicate the likelihood they will buy a brand.
Q2) Personal selling is best suited for which of the following steps of the buying process that potential buyers usually go through?
A) Awareness
B) Comprehension
C) Conviction
D) Ordering
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Chapter 9: Personal Selling, relationship Building, and Sales Management
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Q1) Identify the important task of a salesperson in providing an after-sale service.
A) Immediate follow-up calls and visits to address unresolved or new concerns
B) Clearly differentiate features of the firm's products or services from those of competitors
C) Sell additional items to repeat customers
D) Convert undecided customers into first-time buyers
Q2) Which of the following is a persuasion objective of the sales force?
A) Installation of the product or service that exceeds customer expectations
B) Conversion of first-time customers into repeat purchasers
C) Reassurance of product or service superiority through demonstrable actions
D) Immediate follow-up visits to address unresolved concerns
Q3) An important task of a salesperson providing after-sale service would be to:
A) reassure product or service superiority through demonstrable actions.
B) clearly distinguish attributes of the firm's products or services from those of rivals.
C) sell complementary items to repeat customers.
D) convert uncertain customers into first-time buyers.
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Chapter 10: Distribution Strategy
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of backward integration?
A) A manufacturer purchasing wholesalers.
B) A wholesaler purchasing channel members above it.
C) A wholesaler purchasing retailers.
D) A manufacturer purchasing retailers.
Q2) A _____ is the combination of institutions through which a seller markets products to the user.
A) marketing node
B) distribution channel
C) sales consortium
D) logistics organization
Q3) Which of the following is a nonstore method of retailing?
A) Warehousing
B) Mass merchandising
C) Electronic exchanges
D) Category killers
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Chapter 11: Pricing Strategy
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Q1) _____ are often in the form of pricing reductions in exchange for the channel member featuring the product in store advertising or on in-store displays.
A) Quantity discounts
B) Slotting allowances
C) Promotional allowances
D) Rebates discounts
Q2) For which of the following products is the producer most likely to use cost-plus pricing?
A) A landscaping project of a five-acre public park
B) A kite bought at a souvenir shop
C) A first edition novel that is valued at $125
D) A state-of-the-art home entertainment system
Q3) Which of the following is a psychological factor affecting pricing decisions?
A) Expected consumption rates of potential buyers
B) Location of potential buyers
C) Use of price as an indicator of quality by potential buyers
D) Economic strength of potential buyers
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Chapter 12: The Marketing of Services
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Q1) How would the owner of a restaurant measure the quality of service provided by its table servers?
A) By measuring profits
B) By comparing them with employees of other restaurants
C) By measuring customer satisfaction
D) By in-depth strategic analysis
Q2) Popcorn and Entertainment Ltd.,an international multiplex corporation charges different prices for movie tickets on different days.The tickets are priced lower on week days and are more expensive on weekends.This implies that the corporation uses a(n)______ pricing strategy.
A) upscale
B) off-peak
C) every-day-low
D) odd
Q3) Service _____ refers to the consistency and dependability of the service performance.
A) responsiveness
B) empathy
C) reliability
D) assurance
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Chapter 13: Global Marketing
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Q1) Which of the following is an advantage of using global advertising agencies?
A) Companies can take advantage of economies of scale and other efficiencies.
B) In emerging markets, they take a more entrepreneurial and fresher approach to advertising than local agencies.
C) Global advertising can always be used more successfully than advertising through local agencies.
D) Global advertising agencies can better adapt the firm's message to the local culture.
Q2) A manufacturer that establishes its own foreign branch and sells directly to other intermediaries will have:
A) no control over distribution.
B) absolute control over distribution.
C) to relinquish some control over distribution.
D) to depend on independent intermediaries for effectiveness.
Q3) Which of the following is true of a global corporation?
A) It emphasizes cultural differences across countries.
B) It standardizes marketing activities when there are cultural similarities.
C) It views each nation as an entirely different market.
D) It pursues different strategies in each of its foreign markets.
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Chapter 14: Appendix: Portfolio Models
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Q1) According to the General Electric Portfolio Model,what should an organization do with its SBUs that fall into the yellow zone?
A) Hold share
B) Harvest
C) Divert
D) Divest
Q2) The BCG matrix identifies _____ as SBUs that have a low share of a low-growth market.
A) cash cows
B) question marks
C) stars
D) dogs
Q3) According to the General Electric Portfolio Model,what should an organization do with its SBUs that fall into the red zone?
A) Hold share and build share
B) Harvest or divest
C) Produce and divest
D) Build share and harvest
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