Z is a medium-sized UK based accounting practice. Z operates a graduate training scheme. The trainees are given an induction and then placed on a three-year training programme designed to help develop professional stalls and experience The training programme has been in existence for many years However, there is no clear consensus amongst the partners of Z about what the trainees should be able to do on completion of the programme and therefore what the training programme should emphasize. This lack of clarity is affecting the morale and commitment of the trainees and significant numbers are failing the programme or leaving to join a rival firm.
Z"s HR Department recognizes the need for committed and well motivated accountants to meet the increased expectations of clients and the competition from rival firms. The HR Department has identified changes to the training programme that can be implemented gradually through a series of initiatives Which TWO of the following statements regarding the change required in Z are correct9

RRR is a state-funded hospital serving a major city. It is under political pressure to reduce the waiting times of patients requiring surgical operations who need to stay at the hospital for several nights. The doctors blame a lack of bed spaces and are calling for more investment in extra beds.
You have been conducting some research into the problem and have discovered the following problems affecting the utilisation of the existing beds at RRR:
* many patients stay extra nights due to lack of communication with the health professionals needed to monitor the patients at home
* beds are left empty each day when patients miss their admission date but there are no processes to inform other patients to offer them the space
* patients are admitted on days when there are no spaces available on the special equipment needed to treat their pa Which THREE linkages between Primary Activities in the Value Chain of RRR need to be improved to provide extra bed spaces at RRR?

MM is a business which sells entertainment products. MM now wants to move to a position where it uses e-business as a fundamental part of its business strategy.
Which of the following benefits would result from MM's use of e-business? Select ALL that apply.

Organizations have a variety of stakeholders, each with differing interests and requirements. This can lead to stakeholder conflict. This can be further complicated when individuals are members of more than one stakeholder group and when members of one group do not share the same principal interest.
Company FF has decided that it needs to undertake a stakeholder analysis in order to manage its stakeholders more effectively.
Which of the following statements are valid when undertaking stakeholder analysis?
Select ALL that apply.

AB uses Johnson, Scholes and Whittington's criteria of 'Feasibility and Acceptability' to evaluate potential strategies. AB has begun a project to re-engineer its best selling product.
Apply the appropriate criterion to each of the questions below: