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Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






4. A companys ability to achieve its business goals and increase long-term shareholder value by integrating economic - environmental and social opportunities into its business strategies






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






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






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






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






9. Goals - People and Structure






10. 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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






34. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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