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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






41. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






47. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






50. 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