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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Minimal Global investment - Global sourcing- exporting and importing - licensing - franchising - strategic alliance - joint venture - foreign subsidiary. - Significant global investment






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






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






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






5. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






6. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






44. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information