BUSINESS POLICY GLOBUS
PARTICIPANTS GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What year is the first set of decisions made? -ANSYear 6
What four market regions across the world are we competing in? -ANSEurope-Africa,
Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and North America
Decisions made each period relate to -ANSdesign and performance of company's two
products, assebly operations and workforce compensation, pricing and marketing,
corporate social responsibility and citizenship, and the financing of company operations
How many entries for CAMERAS are there involving assumptions about the competitive
actions of rivals? -ANS9
How many entries for DRONES are there involving assumptions about the competitive
actions of rivals? -ANS8
How many decisions are there relating to the design and performance of your
company's two products? -ANS21
How many decisions are there relating to the assembly operations and workforce
compensation? -ANSup to 8 for each product
How many decisions are there relating to the pricing and marketing of CAMERAS? -
ANS7
How many decisions are there relating to the pricing and marketing of DRONES? -
ANS6
How many decisions are there relating to corporate social responsibility and citizenship?
-ANSup to 6
How many decisions are there relating to the financing of company operations? -ANSup
to 8
What are important things to consider and satisfy? -ANSaccounting and cost data,
important duties, exchange rate fluctuations, and shareholder expectations
, Where are your company's headquarters? -ANSTaiwan
How big are your wearable/mountable video cameras? -ANSsmaller than a teacup
Where are your drones constructed? -ANSfacilities in Taiwan
Where are your cameras immediately shipped after being assembled and tested? -
ANSmulti-store chains and online retailers that sell electronics products to a wide
variety of local retail shops
Where are your drones sold to? -ANSdirectly to buyers at the company's website and to
other online retailers of commercial drones
How big are the drones? -ANSAs wide as four-feet
What is the range that the drones retail in? -ANS$850- $2,000+
What are UAV drones commonly used for and who are they used by? -ANScommonly
used by professional photography enterprises movie studios to capture shots from
heights and angles not feasible with handheld or tripod cameras
What do insurance companies use drones for? -ANSto help insurers document damage
to homes and buildings to due natural disasters and to inspect areas that are hard to
access
What do networks and local TV stations use drones for? -ANSto take videos of
newsworthy events where film footage taken from particular angles or heights is more
revealing
What do fire departments use drones for? -ANSto monitor fires in large buildings
What do commercial farms use drones for? -ANSto monitor crops and crop harvesting;
ranchers track farm animals
What do construction companies use drones for? -ANSto gather data and 3-D images
showing progress at project sites and identify areas where the project might be falling
behind schedule
Do all companies begin the GLO-BUS exercise in the same competitive position? -
ANSyes
Do bigger sales and market shares equal better profitability and overall performance
than below-average sales volumes and market shares? -ANSno
Where does the company have regional facilities? -ANSMilan, Italy; Singapore; Sao
Paulo, Brazil; and Dallas, Texas
PARTICIPANTS GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What year is the first set of decisions made? -ANSYear 6
What four market regions across the world are we competing in? -ANSEurope-Africa,
Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and North America
Decisions made each period relate to -ANSdesign and performance of company's two
products, assebly operations and workforce compensation, pricing and marketing,
corporate social responsibility and citizenship, and the financing of company operations
How many entries for CAMERAS are there involving assumptions about the competitive
actions of rivals? -ANS9
How many entries for DRONES are there involving assumptions about the competitive
actions of rivals? -ANS8
How many decisions are there relating to the design and performance of your
company's two products? -ANS21
How many decisions are there relating to the assembly operations and workforce
compensation? -ANSup to 8 for each product
How many decisions are there relating to the pricing and marketing of CAMERAS? -
ANS7
How many decisions are there relating to the pricing and marketing of DRONES? -
ANS6
How many decisions are there relating to corporate social responsibility and citizenship?
-ANSup to 6
How many decisions are there relating to the financing of company operations? -ANSup
to 8
What are important things to consider and satisfy? -ANSaccounting and cost data,
important duties, exchange rate fluctuations, and shareholder expectations
, Where are your company's headquarters? -ANSTaiwan
How big are your wearable/mountable video cameras? -ANSsmaller than a teacup
Where are your drones constructed? -ANSfacilities in Taiwan
Where are your cameras immediately shipped after being assembled and tested? -
ANSmulti-store chains and online retailers that sell electronics products to a wide
variety of local retail shops
Where are your drones sold to? -ANSdirectly to buyers at the company's website and to
other online retailers of commercial drones
How big are the drones? -ANSAs wide as four-feet
What is the range that the drones retail in? -ANS$850- $2,000+
What are UAV drones commonly used for and who are they used by? -ANScommonly
used by professional photography enterprises movie studios to capture shots from
heights and angles not feasible with handheld or tripod cameras
What do insurance companies use drones for? -ANSto help insurers document damage
to homes and buildings to due natural disasters and to inspect areas that are hard to
access
What do networks and local TV stations use drones for? -ANSto take videos of
newsworthy events where film footage taken from particular angles or heights is more
revealing
What do fire departments use drones for? -ANSto monitor fires in large buildings
What do commercial farms use drones for? -ANSto monitor crops and crop harvesting;
ranchers track farm animals
What do construction companies use drones for? -ANSto gather data and 3-D images
showing progress at project sites and identify areas where the project might be falling
behind schedule
Do all companies begin the GLO-BUS exercise in the same competitive position? -
ANSyes
Do bigger sales and market shares equal better profitability and overall performance
than below-average sales volumes and market shares? -ANSno
Where does the company have regional facilities? -ANSMilan, Italy; Singapore; Sao
Paulo, Brazil; and Dallas, Texas
