Test your basic knowledge |

Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Any type of international company that maintains operations in multiple countries






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Entailing making decisions or choices






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






46. 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






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






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






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






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