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'Big data' refers to datasets whose size is beyond the ability of typical database software tools to capture, store, manage and analyse.

Which of the following statements is NOT a valid statement regarding 'big data'? 

BBB operates a small chain of coffee shops within Country X. a mature economy in northern Europe. BBB was established 20 years ago and currently employs over 150 staff in 25 shops located in major towns and cities throughout Country X. BBB attracts a wide range of customers, who are attracted by its extensive menu of coffee products and food Customers can either consume their purchases within the shop or can take their purchases away.

Which THREE of the following external environmental changes would have the greatest impact on BBB in the next three years?

JJJ is a private company belonging to a famous former athlete. It operates gyms and fitness clubs across its home country. Each gym or fitness club is treated as a profit centre and the manager of each centre is paid bonuses based on its financial performance.

Three years ago it introduced multidimensional performance measures into its management control systems. These measure capacity utilisation, financial performance, competitiveness, innovation, and the flexibility of its centres to cope with changing demands.

The managers of its centres have been leaving at a very high rate over the last two years. They have claimed that the measures are too open to interpretation and when they think they are improving the centre's performance they are told they are doing the wrong thing. They also complain that the managers in the centres near big cities find it much easier to reach their targets than the managers of other centres.

Using Fitzgerald and Moon's Building Block model,  where does the problem lie?