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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A set of rules or principles that defines right and wrong conduct






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






43. 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






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






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






46. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






49. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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