QCE BusinessPractice Examination 5

This paper covers

• Unit 4 Topic 1 — Repositioning: steady state, decline, renewal, exit options, CSR, ethics, M&A, crisis management, Porter's five forces, SWOT, STEEPLE
• Unit 4 Topic 2 — Transformation: drivers of change (internal, external operating, macro), Lewin's three-stage change management model, Kotter's 8-step theory, force field analysis, power-interest grid, management strategies to overcome resistance to change, performance management outcomes (redundancy, retraining, redeployment)
• Unit 3 — Business Diversification: maturity stage, growth strategies, SWOT, STEEPLE, PEST, private equity, IPO, modes of global entry
• Gold Coast tourism and accommodation sector post-event boom (steady state context)
• Four business criteria: competitiveness, effectiveness, efficiency, stakeholder satisfaction
• HR strategies: workforce restructuring, retraining programs, redundancy
• QCAA Business General Units 3 and 4 assessment objectives 1–5 plus Communicating criterion

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.