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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. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






11. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






21. The characteristics of a population used for purposes of social stuidies






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Figurehead - leader - liaison






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. Goals - People and Structure






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Making products domestically and selling them abroad