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Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Any constituencies in an organizations environment that are affected by that organizations decisions and actions






2. Doing things right or getting the most output from the least amount of inputs






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






4. Social traits such as ones cultural background or allegiance that are shared by a human population






5. Individuals who are typically responsible for translating goals set by top managers into specific details that lower-level managers wills see get done






6. Managers allow employees to take full responsibility for decisions within their areas; authority is decentralised.






7. 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






8. The manager makes the final decision after gaining feedback from stakeholders; authority is still somewhat centralised; communication is a two way process.






9. The process of getting things done effectively efficiently through and with other people






10. When a business firm engages in social actions because of its obligation to meet certain economic and legal responsibilities






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






12. Factors forces situations and events outside the organization that affect its performance






13. Autocratic - Persuasive - Consultative - Participative - Laissez-Faire






14. An agreement in which an organization gives another the right for a fee to make or sell its products using its technology or product specifications






15. Degree to which managers focus on results or outcomes rather than on how these outcomes are achived






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






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






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






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






20. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






21. Includes determining what tasks are to be done who is to do them how the tasks are to be grouped whop reports to whom and who will make decisions






22. Degree to which organizational decisions and actions emphasize maintaining the status quo






23. A structural arrangement for global organizations that eliminates artificial geographical barries






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






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






26. Individuals who are responsible for making decisions about the direction of the organization and establishing policies that affect all organizational memebers






27. 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.






28. Degree to which management decision take into account the effects on people in the organization






29. Figurehead - leader - liaison






30. How much autonomy should be designed into employees jobs - Whether task should be done by individuals or in teams - The degree to which department managers interact with each other






31. 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






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






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






34. An MNC that centralizes management and other decisions in the home country






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. People who work directly on a job or task and have no responsibility for overseeing the work of others






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






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






45. Job-specific knowledge and techniques needed to perform work tasks






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






47. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






49. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






50. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically