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CIMA
Operational Level Paper E1
ORGANISATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Exam Practice Kit
Tutor contact details
Gary White
gary@acornlive.com
07870 147380
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E1 ORGANISATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Syllabus overview
E1 focuses on the structuring of organisations. It covers the structure and principles
underpinning the operational functions of the organisation, their efficient management
and effective interaction in enabling the organisation to achieve its strategic objectives. It
lays the foundation for gaining further insight into both the immediate operating
environment and long-term strategic future of organisations, which are covered in E2 and
E3.
Syllabus topic
Syllabus weighting
A. Introduction to organisations
25%
B. Managing the finance function
15%
C. Managing technology and information
15%
D. Operations management
15%
E. Marketing
15%
F. Managing human resources
15%
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CONTENTS
Objective test questions
Syllabus
Part
Question
page
number
Answer
page
number
Part A Introduction to organisations
(Relevant
chapters from the Acorn study manual chapters 1 & 2).
A1
Objective test questions
(Acorn and past CIMA exams)
3
159
Part B Managing the finance function
(Relevant
chapters from the Acorn study manual chapter 3).
B1
Objective test questions
(Acorn and past CIMA exams)
37
171
Part C Managing technology and information
(Relevant
chapters from the Acorn study manual chapters 4 & 5).
C1
Objective test questions
(Acorn and past CIMA exams)
57
179
Part D Operations management
(Relevant
chapters from the Acorn study manual chapters 6 & 7).
D1
Objective test questions
(Acorn and past CIMA exams)
79
186
Part E Marketing
(Relevant
chapters from the Acorn study manual chapters 8 & 9).
E1
Objective test questions
(Acorn and past CIMA exams)
107
195
Part F Managing human resources
(Relevant
chapters from the Acorn study manual chapters 10 & 11).
F1
MOCK 1
MOCK 2
Objective test questions
(Acorn and past CIMA exams)
90 minute test (syllabus mixture of 60 questions)
90 minute test (syllabus mixture of 60 questions)
133
212
229
204
246
253
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Part A
-
Introduction to Organisations
A1
Which ONE of the following organisational structures is best suited for a complex project
environment that requires high coordination between a number of different departments?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A2
Which ONE of Mintzberg s configurations emphasises standardisation of work skills,
processes and output as the coordination mechanism, has the techno structure as the
dominant force and operates best in a stable environment?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A3
At a recent presentation to the Board of XYZ Company, the Finance Director, who is a
CIMA quailified accountant, gave a very optimistic forecast for a new product planned to
be launched, suggesting that revenue would treble by its second year of sales. The
Finance Director had prepared this forecast in a rush and had not consulted with anyone
else within XYZ Company. The Finance Director also did not mention that a larger rival
was likely to be launching a similar product which would materially affect forecast
revenues that were presented to the Board of XYZ Company.
Which ONE of the following fundamental principles of the CIMA Code of Ethics is more
likely be in breach because of the Finance Director s bevaviour?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Integrity
Objectivity
Professional Behaviour
Professional Competence
Simple Structure
Divisional form
Machine bureaucracy
Professional bureaucracy
Divisional Structure
Matrix Structure
Simple Structure
Functional Structure
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A4
Span of control within an organisation refers to
A. The reduction of management layers within an organisation
B. The total number of managers and supervisors that staff report to directly or
indirectly
C. The number of subordinates supervised by a single manager
D. The layers of management, power and authority existing within an organisation
A5
Which ONE of the following is more likely true if an organisation adopts a written code
of ethics?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A6
Which ONE of the following is NOT a cause of the 'principal-agent' problem found
within large companies?
A. Separation between ownership and control by principles and agents respectively
B. Board members (agents) are very remote from the principles being shareholders
C. Agent personal self-interest may conflict and over ride the maximising of returns
to principles (shareholders)
D. Agents must answer to a higher level authority being the principle shareholders
A7
Subsidies for home industries, quotas and embargoes are mechanisms associated with
which ONE of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fiscal policies
Free trade
Liberalisation
Protectionism
It normally is legally enforced on management and staff
It promotes the fostering of honest, fair and open communication
It rewards management and staff for any non-compliance
It does not affect culture and behavior of management and staff
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