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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. View that says ethical decisions are made in order to enforce rules fairly and impartially






2. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






6. Figurehead - leader - liaison






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. The biological heritage (including physical characteristics such as ones skin color and associated traits that people use to identify themselves






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






14. 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






15. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






17. A narrow focus in which managers see thing only through their own eyes and from their own perspective






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






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






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






21. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






23. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






38. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






41. 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






42. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






43. Any type of international company that maintains operations in multiple countries






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






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






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






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






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






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






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