UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2017/2018
EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
DBIT307 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
FULLTIME/PARTIME
DATE: AUGUST, 2018 TIME: 1 ½ HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question One and ANY other two questions.
QUESTION ONE
(a). Different people view business differently at different times. Describe the concept of
business. 10Marks
(b). Businesses have organisational structures. Describe the main departments found in
most business organisations. 10Marks
(c). When one is planning to start a business, various objectives are considered. Discuss
the bottom-line objective of business. 10Marks
QUESTION TWO
(a). Define Entrepreneurship, describe an entrepreneur and state the Characteristics of
successful entrepreneurs. 15Marks
(b). Briefly describe the entrepreneurial process. 5Marks
QUESTION THREE
Various forms of business do exist.
(a).Discuss Partnership as a form of business citing the different types of partners and
their participation in the partnership. 8Marks
(b). Describe the advantages and disadvantages of this form of business. 12Marks
QUESTION FOUR
(a). Explain what Corporate Social Responsibility entails. 4Marks
(b). Discuss the arguments that support Corporate Social Responsibility. 16Marks
QUESTION FIVE
a) A company’s business operates in various environments that affect its ability to develop
and maintain successful relationships with its target customers. The process of analyzing
the environment is also known as environmental scanning. Explain the importance of
environmental scanning to a company. 20Marks
