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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The manager encourages employees to become actively involved in the decision-making process; authority is decentralised and communication is a two way process.






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Minimal Global investment - Global sourcing- exporting and importing - licensing - franchising - strategic alliance - joint venture - foreign subsidiary. - Significant global investment






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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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