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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Any type of international company that maintains operations in multiple countries






2. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. The number of components in an organizations environment and the extent of knowledge that the organizations has about those components






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. An independent business having fewer than 500 employees that doesn't necessarily engage in any new or innovative practices and has relatively little impact on its industry






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






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






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






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






36. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






37. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






42. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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