CIMA Related Exams
E2 Exam
Many analysts and researchers have written about understanding resistance in order to bring about successful and enduring changes in an organisation.
One writer wrote that "An issue is held in balance by the interaction of two opposing sets of forces - those seeking to promote change (driving forces) and those attempting to maintain the status quo (restraining forces)".
Select this writer.
A project manager is calculating the budget cost of a single project task called "Server Configuration".
This task is estimated to last 8 weeks and requires the full-time services of two software consultants, both for the entire duration of the task.
One consultant commands an inclusive rate of $400/day and the other $40/hour based on an eight hour day. Fixed hardware costs of $12,000 have also been estimated for the task.
Calculate the total budget cost for the task (ignoring any other resources or costs) - assuming a five day working week.
Give your answer as a whole number.
The total cost is $ .
A low cost airline is operating three flights a day between two industrial cities in neighbouring countries. The cities are 300 km apart and the terrain between the two countries is mostly flat grasslands. The two cities are also linked by motorways and a railway line.
At first the airline enjoyed first mover advantage and generated healthy profits for three years. But more recently, the airline is experiencing intense competitive pressures, reduced passenger numbers and lower returns. The airline directors are using Porter's Five Forces framework to analyse the nature and severity of the various competitive forces being experienced.
In the context of this model which of the following forces would be considered as a threat of a substitute product or service?