CIMAPRA19-E03-1 Exam - Topic 7 Question 55 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIMA's CIMAPRA19-E03-1 exam

Question #: 55
Topic #: 7

WXY has been criticised by an activist shareholder for a lack of clarity in its formulation and implementation of strategy.

The activist shareholder states that WXY is confused as to the different levels of strategy and it has pointed to examples of inappropriate levels of management being held responsible for strategies that they do not control

WXY has decided to use the categories, Corporate, Business and Functional to clarify its strategic processes.

Which of the following are Corporate strategies?

Select ALL that apply.

AWXY has improved the duration of its products' working lives to match its major competitor.

BWXY is closing its data management business.

CWXY is to move its Head Office and manufacturing facilities from Europe to Asia.

DWXY intends to introduce improvements to its occupational pension scheme.

EWXY will invest in robotics to become the lowest cost producer in its industry.

FWXY intends to replace its transport fleet every five years.

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Suggested Answer: B, C, E

by Kallie at Jul 31, 2022, 10:09 AM

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Latia

4 months ago

Totally agree, WXY needs to clarify their strategy levels!

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Jerry

4 months ago

Wait, moving to Asia? Is that really a good idea?

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Latrice

4 months ago

D seems more like a functional strategy to me.

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Adolph

4 months ago

I think E fits too, right?

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Fannie

4 months ago

B and C are definitely corporate strategies.

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Lorean

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused about the pension scheme improvements; it seems more functional to me, but maybe it has corporate implications too?

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Valene

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I feel like investing in robotics could also be a corporate strategy since it aims to change the competitive position of WXY.

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Makeda

5 months ago

I think moving the Head Office and manufacturing facilities to Asia definitely sounds like a corporate strategy since it impacts the whole company.

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Rosendo

5 months ago

I remember that corporate strategies are about the overall scope and direction of the organization, but I'm not sure if closing a business counts as corporate.

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Nan

5 months ago

This looks like a straightforward question about where to find RSA Archer Platform architecture recommendations. I'll review the options carefully and choose the one that seems most likely.

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Azzie

5 months ago

Wait, what's the difference between stability, bias, and linearity again? I feel like I should know this, but I'm drawing a blank. Maybe I can eliminate a couple options and take an educated guess.

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Carey

5 months ago

This one seems pretty straightforward. I'm pretty sure the answer is RADIUS since it's a widely used non-proprietary authentication protocol.

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Page

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure on this one. I think it might be H.323-to-SIP Interworking, but I'm not 100% sure.

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