List your possible questions below:

1. Discuss the reasons why Jan ‘painstakingly’ introduces many practical changes.
2. Distinguish between State owned enterprises and Private enterprises.
3. RDM is highly automated what is the difference between automated and mechanised
organisation ?
4. Stoves were mass produced whereas the healthcare equipment was customised
according to the needs and desires of the customers.
5. Impact of globalisation on RDM .Lower costs in the Asian markets .
6. RDM to diversify into different product lines .
7. What motivation theory is applicable to the workers of RDM in 2019 (Pink Motivation
Theory)
8. What motivation theory is applicable to the workers of RDM in 1970
9. Impact of globalisation on the mobility of workforce .
10. How is Jan’s democratic leadership style, different to his father’s paternalistic style.
11. How has the organisational structure changed ?
12. Jan’s leadership style in contrast to his father (Laizzez Faire and Democratic Vs
Paternalistic).
13. Advantages and disadvantages of Laizzez Faire and Democratic Vs Paternalistic.
14. CSR and its impact on various stakeholders employees,customers ,environment,
general public and Government
15. Automated new facility else where in Europe .Advantages and disadvantages .
16. RDM can finance the expensive expansion through either share capital or loan capital.
What is the difference between them .
17. Should RDM become a public limited company ? What are the advantages and
disadvantages of going public .
18. What is competitive pricing and how is it different from Dynamic pricing?
19. What would be a vision and mission statement for RDM
20. What would be long term objectives and strategies for RDM
21. Importance of written operations management strategy or human resources plan for the
organisation .
22. Importance of marketing strategies for an organisation
23. Write down 3 features of a private limited company.
24. Name 2 benefits and 2 problems of private limited companies
25. Why is a business plan important?
26. What are the problems of business plans?
27. Assess the importance of designing an effective strategic decision making for
businesses such as RDM
28. Write a list of Stakeholders and note their interest in the business.
29. Divide this into internal and external stakeholders.
30. Create a STEEPLE analysis for RDM when considering expanding His business in
Europe.
31. Identify 3 challenges Jan might face when expanding His business in Europe.
32. Define: private limited company Limited liability
33. Identify 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages for RDM operating as a private limited
company.
34. SWOT ANALYSIS FOR RDM
35. Define Corporate Social Responsibility
36. Assess two advantages and two disadvantages for RDM adopting ethical objectives.
37. Identify two advantages and two disadvantages for RDM adopting CSR
38. Complete a force field analysis of this decision,.
39. Write a list of all ethical and CSR facts mentioned in the case study with line numbers.
40. List the advantages and disadvantages of ethical behaviour.
41. Identify challenges Jan might face when expanding in European Markets ?
42. Identify the stakeholder involved in this case study?
43. Describe the entrepership of Jan?
44. What should be Jan’s mission and vision statement?
45. What do you mean by strategic decision and tactical decision?
46. Discuss the costs and benefits to RDM of keeping their firm as a private limited rather
than public limited company?
47. Identify the importance of an effective leadership roles for businesses?
48. What are the possible threats that RDM may undergo after expansion in other country .
49. Describe the characteristics of Jan as an entrepreneur.
50. Business Objectives – particularly the need for changing objectives.
51. Vision/mission statements
52. Stakeholder conflict
53. Internal VS External Growth
54. Decision Trees (HL)
55. Using the case study, write down all the things Jan should be most proud of.
56. Define the term democratic leader.
57. Write down 5 characteristics of democratic leaders.
58. What evidence is there in the case study of Jan leadership style?
59. Identify the importance of an effective leadership roles for businesses.
60. Identify two leadership styles that suits the characteristics of Jan’s style of leadership.
61. Explain the importance of empowering managers and employees for RDM.
62. Explain two disadvantages for empowering employees in a business.
63. Define the term delegation
64. Define the terms organizational structure and organization charts
65. Write down 5 features of organization charts
66. Managing the Change
67. leadership vs management
68. intrinsic motivation and job enrichment
69. teamwork
70. empowerment
71. key functions of management
72. team working as a method of motivation
73. industrial/ employee relations
74. daniel pink’s motivation theory role of leader
75. organizational culture
76. recruitment and selection
77. human resource planning
78. Define: delegation
79. Delayering
80. Identify two advantages and two disadvantages for a decentralizing decision making.
81. Evaluate the best organizational structure for RDM based on Jan’s leadership style.
82. Explain what is the Shamrock organization and how this structure might benefit RDM
the shamrock organisation as a 'core of essential executives and workers supported by
outside contractors and part-time help'. This structure permits the buying-in of services
as needed, with consequent reductions in overhead costs. The first leaf of the shamrock
is the professional core.
83. List the internal sources of finance available to Jan
84. List the external sources of finance available to Jan
85. List all the non-financial considerations that have an impact on the financial aspects of
Jan’s business
86. Define the term product orientation
87. Write down 3 features of product orientation
88. What are the benefits and problems of product orientation?
89. Explain the difference between commercial marketing and social marketing.
90. With reference to RDM , suggest which type of marketing they should adopt.
91. With reference to RDM, explain the importance of an effective marketing planning
92. Identify the importance of an effective pricing strategy for business when launching a
new product.
93. With reference to RDM Suggest two types of promotion Jan should adopt when
promoting aluminium bottles
94. •What factors affect the distribution channels chosen?
95. Explain the difference between a long distribution channel and a short distribution
channel.