Exam 12: Future Trends

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A) When numerical data is available,a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future
B) A trend is examined to identify its nature,causes,speed of development and potential impacts
C) Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community,industry or sector are carefully monitored,watched and reported to key decision makers
D) Complex systems can be modelled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios can be run against the model to determine 'what if' analysis

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A) Reorganisation
B) Connectivity technology
C) Organisational restructuring
D) All of the answers are correct

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A) Top managers must be computer literate
B) Knowledge workers are generally higher paid
C) Entry-level positions are requiring less education
D) Downsizing are going to continue

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Obtaining a broad view of emerging trend...

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A) When numerical data is available,a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future
B) A trend is examined to identify its nature,causes,speed of development and potential impacts
C) Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community,industry or sector are carefully monitored,watched and reported to key decision makers
D) Complex systems can be modelled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios can be run against the model to determine 'what if' analysis

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The following trends have the potential ...

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A) Global demand for products and services for the elderly is set to grow quickly in the coming decades
B) The cost of health care is set to skyrocket
C) Pharmaceutical companies are going to be pushed for advances in geriatric medicine
D) All of the answers are correct

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A) Palestinian territory
B) India
C) Democratic Republic of the Congo
D) Yemen

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A) The global economy is becoming more integrated
B) Pace of technological innovation is increasing
C) The economy and society are dominated by technology
D) Time is becoming one of the world's most precious commodities

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A) A solid foundation of awareness about trends can provide an organisation with the confidence to take risks
B) Seeing what is coming before others can give an organisation the lead time it requires to establish a foothold in the new market
C) Analysing the details within a trend can help separate truly significant developments from rapidly appearing and disappearing fads
D) All of the answers are correct

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A) Obsolete
B) Revised
C) Taken for granted
D) All of the answers are correct

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A) Relaxed borders in the European Union
B) The internet
C) International outsourcing
D) All of the answers are correct

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A) Developed nations are likely to begin to increase immigration limits.
B) Developed nations are likely to find that retirees will have to remain on the job to remain competitive.
C) Global agriculture is going to be required to supply as much food as has been produced during all of human history.
D) The time to get products and services to market is being shortened by technology.

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A) Global demand for elderly products is set to grow
B) Global demand for elderly services is set to grow
C) The cost of health care is destined to decrease
D) Pharmaceutical companies are going to be pushed for advances in geriatric medicine

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