Questions: Production Manager

1. How would you describe the Production Manager's leadership style?
2. What type of production method does Cameron Balloons operate?
3. The Production Manager suggests that quality control occurs at the end of the process, what are the disadvantages of this method?
4. How might Cameron Balloons measure employee performance and thus decide on wage and salaries for its employees?
5. Suggest how you think Cameron Balloons' employees are motivated. Justify your answer.

Questions: Marketing Manager

1. Are Cameron Balloons operating in a niche or mass market?
2. Suggest two marketing objectives that are appropriate to Cameron Balloons.
3. In what ways could Cameron Balloons gain information about their market?
4. What are the key areas of the marketing mix for Cameron Balloons? Explain your answer
5. Is the demand for the balloons price elastic or price inelastic? Explain your answer.

Questions: Accounting and Purchasing Manager

1. What does the manager mean by working capital?
2. Why is cashflow management so important to a smaller firm like Cameron Balloons?
3. Why was the falling value of the Euro so important to Cameron Balloons. Explain your answer using an example.
4. How might the balance sheets and profit and loss sheets be useful to the owner of Cameron Balloons.

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