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Leaving Cert Business: Changing role of management

How often Changing role of management comes up on the Business papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 7 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

OL Asked on 3 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2023.

June 2027 is the first exam on the new Business course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.

Changing role of management, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Changing role of management.

(a)Reducing the number of people a firm employs is…
  1. Outsourcing
  2. Downsizing
  3. Delayering
(b)Contracting out work, such as payroll, to another firm is…
  1. Delegation
  2. Downsizing
  3. Outsourcing
(c)Using machines or software to do tasks people used to do is…
  1. Automation
  2. Delegation
  3. Delayering
Show the answers

(a) Downsizing

(b) Outsourcing

(c) Automation

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Changing role of management.

Higher Level

Asked on 7 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Section 3 Q6
2025Section 3 Q6
2024Section 3 Q5
2023Section 3 Q7
2022Section 2 ABQ
2021Not asked
2019Not asked
2018Not asked
2017Section 2 ABQ
2016Section 3 Q5

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 3 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2023.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Section 1 Q2
2022Not asked
2021Section 1 Q15
2019Not asked
2018Not asked
2017Not asked
2016Section 1 Q7

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Changing role of management questions

Changing role of management, 2 marks

Employee empowerment means…

  1. Watching employees closely and checking all of their work
  2. Cutting employees' pay to make them work harder
  3. Giving employees the power to make decisions about their own work
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Giving employees the power to make decisions about their own work

An empowered hotel receptionist can sort out a guest's complaint straight away without asking a manager first.

Changing role of management, 2 marks

A benefit of empowerment for a business is that…

  1. Staff lose interest in their work and leave
  2. Staff are more motivated and customers get faster answers
  3. Managers must check every decision that staff make
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Staff are more motivated and customers get faster answers

Staff who are trusted feel valued and work harder. Decisions are made on the spot and managers have more time for planning.

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