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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Part-time temporary and contract workers who are available for hire on an as-needed basis






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Individuals who are responsible for making decisions about the direction of the organization and establishing policies that affect all organizational memebers






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






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






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






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






19. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






23. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Goals - People and Structure






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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