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Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Degree to which managers focus on results or outcomes rather than on how these outcomes are achived






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






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






4. An agreement in which an organization gives other organization the right for a fee to use its name and operating methods






5. 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






6. A boundary less world where goods and services are produced and marketed worlwide






7. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






13. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






14. 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






15. Includes monitoring performance comparing it with goals and correcting any significant deviations






16. 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






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






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






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






20. An MNC that decentralizes management and other decisions to the local country where its doing business






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






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






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






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






25. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






29. When a business firm engages in social actions in response to some popular social need






30. A direct investment in a foreign country that involves setting up a separate and independent facility or office






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






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






33. Degree to which employees are aggressive and competitive rather than cooperative






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






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






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






37. Planning - Organizing - Leading - Controlling Middle ACHIEVING THE ORGANIZATIONS STATES PURPOSE.






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






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






40. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






41. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Doing the right things or completing activities so that organizational goals are attained






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