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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Doing the right things or completing activities so that organizational goals are attained






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






3. Individuals in an organization who direct the activities of others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. The degree of risk that plans should contain - Whether plans should be developed by individuals or teams - The degree of environmental scanning in which management will engage






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






29. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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