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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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.






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






14. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Goals - People and Structure






38. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






50. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.