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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A narrow focus in which managers see thing only through their own eyes and from their own perspective






2. Ways in which people in a workforce are similar and different from one another in terms of gender age race sexual orientation ethnicity cultural background and physical abilities and dissablities






3. A managers ability to work with understand mentor and motivate other both individually and in groups






4. Includes defining goals establishing strategy and developing plans to coordinate activites






5. Attention to detail - innovation and risk taking - stability - aggressiveness - team orientation - people orientation - outcome orientation.






6. A partnership between an organization and a foreign company partners in which both share resources and knowledge in developing new products of building production facilities.






7. The degree of change and complexity in an organizations enviroment






8. A systematic arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some specific purpose






9. The view that much of an organizations success or failure is due to external forces outside managers control






10. Minimal Global investment - Global sourcing- exporting and importing - licensing - franchising - strategic alliance - joint venture - foreign subsidiary. - Significant global investment






11. The use of scientific methods to define the "one best way" for a job to be done - Frederick Winslow Taylor.






12. Involving people (subordinates and persons outside the organization) and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature






13. Benefits that provide a wide range of scheduling options and allow employees more flexibility at work accommodating their needs for work-life balance






14. A business firms intention beyond its legal and economic obligations to do the right things act in ways that are good for society






15. The degree to which managers are concerned with increasing employee job satisfaction - What leadership styles are appropriate - Whether all disagreements--even constructive ones--should be eliminated






16. The manager makes decisions alone - but explains the reasons to employees; authority is centralised and communication is one way.






17. Employees - customers - unions - social and political action groups - shareholders - competitors - communities - Trade and industry associations - Suppliers - governments - media.






18. Any equipment tools or operating methods that are designed to make work more efficient






19. Goals - People and Structure






20. A set of rules or principles that defines right and wrong conduct






21. Cultures in which the key values are deeply held and widely shared






22. Any constituencies in an organizations environment that are affected by that organizations decisions and actions






23. The view that managers are directly responsible for an organizations success or failure






24. Degree to which work is organized around team rather than individuals






25. Includes motivating employees directing the activites of other selecting the most effective communication channel and resolving conflicts






26. Figurehead - leader - liaison






27. Degree to which employees are expected to exhibit precision analysis and attention to detial






28. The degree of risk that plans should contain - Whether plans should be developed by individuals or teams - The degree of environmental scanning in which management will engage






29. Entailing making decisions or choices






30. Specific categories of managerial behavior often grouped around interpersonal relationships information transfer and decision making






31. The shared values principles traditions and ways of doing things that influence the way organizational members act






32. Individuals in an organization who direct the activities of others






33. View that says ethical decisions are made in order to respect and protect individual liberties and privileges






34. A specific type of strategic alliance in which the partners agree to form a separate independent organization for some business purpose.






35. Degree to which employees are encouraged to be innovative and take risks






36. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






37. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






38. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






39. Economic - Global - Political/Legal - Socio cultural - Technological - demographics. In the middle THE ORGANIZATION`






40. Purchasing materials or labor from around the world wherever it is cheapest






41. View that says ethical decisions are made solely on the basis of their outcomes or consequences






42. When employees are connected to satisfied with and enthusiastic about their jobs






43. The manager makes all decisions alone - with centralised authority and one-way communication.






44. A managers ability to build a power base and establish the right connections






45. Supervisors responsible for directing the day to day activities of non managerial employees






46. The manager encourages employees to become actively involved in the decision-making process; authority is decentralised and communication is a two way process.






47. Whether to impose external controls or allow employees to control their own actions - What criteria should be emphasized in employee performance evaluations - What repercussions will occur from exceeding ones budget






48. Part-time temporary and contract workers who are available for hire on an as-needed basis






49. A formal document that states an organizations primary values and the ethical rules its expects managers and non managerial employees to follow






50. View that says ethical decisions are made in order to enforce rules fairly and impartially