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PARTTWO
Questions6-10
Lookatthelistbelow.Itshowsthecontentsofabusinessmagazine.
Forquestions6-10,decidewhichsection(A-H)wouldbemostsuitableforeachpersonorcompanyontheoppositepage.
Foreachquestion,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.
Donotuseany-lettermorethanonce.
INTHISMONTH’SMAGAZINE…
AMergersandacquisitions
BMakingstoresmoreattractive
CRecentmovestoseniorpositions
DComparingpotentialsuppliers
EThelatestdevelopmentsininformationtechnology
FHowtoimproveproductivity
GCV-thismonth’sprofile:
atopfinancialmanager
HTransferringcentralcontrolofyourbusiness
6.TheChiefExecutiveofanewlymergedmanufacturingcompanywishestoreadaboutideasforraisingoutputwithoutincreasingcosts.
7.Aretailchain’sseniormanagementwantstofindoutaboutrelocatingmanagerialauthorityandresponsibilitytolowerlevelsintheorganisation.
8.ArecentlyappointedPurchasingOfficerneedstolearnwhattolookforwhendecidingwhichfirmstobuygoodsfrom.
9.Achainthatsellscomputergameswouldlikeideasforimprovingthedesignandlayoutofitsoutlets.
10.ThenewChiefExecutiveofamajorelectronicsmanufacturerwantstoseeifhisappointmentismentionedinthemagazine.
PARTTHREE
Questions11-15
Lookatthegraphbelow.Itshowstheaveragesharepricesofthreecompanies-GrantInternational,HDCUnionandtheLindelGroup-overanine-yearperiod.
Whichyeardoeseachsentence(11-15)ontheoppositepagedescribe?
Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.
Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
11.AlthoughthesharepriceforHDCUnionroseandthatofGrantInternationalpeaked,thesharepriceoftheLindelGroupexperiencedadecline.
12.WhilethesharepriceforGrantInternationalfell,thoseforHDCUnionandtheLindelGroupincreasedbyapproximatelythesameamount.
13.AlthoughHDCUnion’ssharepricedecreasedinvalue,GrantInternational’sremainedsteadyandtheLindelGroupcontinueditsrecovery.
14.GrantInternational’ssharepriceexperiencedanupturn,whilethesharepriceforbothHDCUnionandtheLindelGroupdeclined.
15.HDCUnionequalledprevioushighsinitsshareprice,andGrantInternationalandtheLindelGroupalsodemonstratedanincrease.
PARTFOUR
Questions16-22
Readthearticlebelowaboutaninsurancecompany.
Aresentences16-22ontheoppositepage‘Right’or‘Wrong’?
Ifthereisnotenoughinformationtoanswer‘Right’or‘Wrong’,choose‘Doesn’tsay’.
Foreachsentence(16-22),markoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswerSheet.
GOODNEWSFROMANINSURANCECOMPANY
Forthefifthyearinarow,theLoyaltyInsuranceCompanyhascutthecostofitshouseinsurance.Morethanamillionpeoplewithhomesinsuredbythecompanywillbenefitfromdecreasesofbetweentwoandfourpercentontheamounttheywillhavetopaythisyear.Thismovegoesagainstthemarkettrend,withotherinsurersincreasingratesbyanaverageonepercent.
‘Thelevelofclaimshasbeenlowerthanusualoverthisperiod,allowingustomakethesewelcomereductions,’’saysMalcolmBroad,Loyalty’sGeneralManager.
AlthoughthecostofinsuringacarwithLoyaltyhasincreasedbysixpercentthisyear,itisstillthesmallestriseintheinsuranceindustry;
mostothercompanies’ratesare,onaverage,tenpercenthigherthantheywerelastyear.
‘Thecompanyhasalwaysbelievedinpassingonanyimprovementinitsfinancialpositiontoitscustomers,’saysMrBroad.‘Withoutdoubt,thishasledtoacontinualexpansionofourbusinessoverthepastfewyears.’
16.ThisisthefirstyearthatLoyaltycustomersarepayinglessfortheirhouseinsurance.
ARightBWrongCDoesn’tsay
17.InsuringahousewithLoyaltywillbeatleastfourpercentcheaperthanlastyear.
ARightBWrongCDoesn’tsay
18.Loyaltyisperforminginadifferentwayfromotherinsurancecompanies.
19.Thisyear,Loyaltyhashadthelowestnumberofclaimseverrecorded.
20.Loyalty’scarinsuranceiscurrentlythecheapestavailable.
21.ItisLoyalty’spolicytoshareitssuccesswithitscustomers.
ARightBWrongCDoesn’tsay
22.MalcolmBroadsaysthatLoyalty’sbusinessstartedtogrowlastyear.
PARTFIVE
Questions23-28
Readthearticlebelowaboutaservicewhichhelpscompaniesindifficulties.
Foreachquestion(23-28)ontheoppositepage,choosethecorrectanswer.
Markoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswerSheet.
THEINDEPENDENTEXECUTIVESERVICE
Howtroubledbusinessescanbenefitfromtheskillsandexperienceofindependentdirectors
Needachairmaninahurry?
Anemergencyfinancedirectortosortoutyourcashflowproblems?
Aleadingventurecapitalcompanyhassetupaservicewhichprovidescompanieswithtemporaryexecutivestohelpthemoutwithparticulartasksorperiodsofdevelopment.MichaelMannhelpedestablishtheIndependentExecutiveService(IES)inthelateeightiesand,asDirectorofthecompany,hasleditsexpansionintomarketsathomeandabroad.
Theideaissimple.Theskillsthatmakeagoodbusinesspersonwhocanlaunchanewbusinessarequitedifferentfromthoseneededtorunamediumsized,matureoperation.Theyarecertainlynottheskillsneededifthebusinessgetsintodifficulties,ascaneasilyhappenwithfast-growingcompanies.ItisinsituationslikethisthattheIESstepsin.
Itrecruitspeoplewhohavespenttheircareersinmanagement,usuallyentrepreneursthemselveswhohavebuiltuptheirownbusinessesandthensoldthem.Theprospectofspendingalimitedtimeinawiderangeofbusinessesisattractivetothem.Theywanttodomoreinbusiness,butdon’twanttogothroughthestart-upprocessthemselvesagain.AsMannexplains,‘Mosthaveexperienceofrunningtheirowncompaniesandsortingoutproblemsassociatedwithahighgrowthphase-thisworkcomesnaturallytothem.’
‘Afterpreliminarydiscussionswiththeclientcompany’sHRManager,weintroducefiveorsixcandidatestotheirBoardofDirectors.TheythenselecttheIESexecutivewhobestfitstheirrequirements,’saysMann.‘Weprovideindependentdirectorstomanytroubledcompanies,includingthosethatwehavealreadyprovidedventurecapitalfor.Theserviceisfreetotheseexistingclients.Forafee,wealsohelpoutothercompanieswhichwethinkhaveagoodrecoverypotential.Additionally,wehaveagreatdealofrepeatbusinessfromsatisfiedcustomerswhobuyourservicesagaintohelpwithalaterstageofexpansion.’
AccordingtoMann,thefirststepforindependentexecutivesisoftentoestablishhowabusinessismeanttoberun.‘Inmanysmallbusinesses,itisoftenuncleartoBoardmemberswhoisresponsibleforwhatinthecompany.Anothercommonstartingpointishelpingtheexistingmanagementavoidbankruptcy.Onlythenisitpossibletoturntomorelong-termissues.’
23.WhatservicedoestheIESprovide?
AIthiresoutshort-termdirectorstocompanies.
BItadvisescompaniesontherecruitmentofnewdirectors.
CItgivesdirectorsindependentguidanceonsettingupnewcompanies.
24.WhatistheideaonwhichtheIESisbased?
ADifferentmarketsectorsrequiredifferentkindsofbusinessskills.
BEvenskilledbusinesspeopleneedhelpinsituationsnewtothem.
CSpecialisedleadershipskillsareneededtoachievefastgrowth.
25.WhydomanyIESexecutiveslikeworkingforcompaniesforlimitedperiods?
ATheyareintendingtostartupothercompaniesinthefuture.
BTheyarerunningtheirowncompaniesatthesametime.
CTheylikethevarietyofworkinginmanydifferentcompanies.
26.Whomakesthefinaldecisionaboutwhichexecutivewilljoinaparticularcompany?
AtheIESexecutive
BtheHRManager
CtheBoardofDirectors
27.