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






2. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






16. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






19. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






22. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






32. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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