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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When a business firm engages in social actions because of its obligation to meet certain economic and legal responsibilities






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






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






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






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






6. Entailing making decisions or choices






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. Goals - People and Structure






32. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






36. The shared values principles traditions and ways of doing things that influence the way organizational members act






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






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






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






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






41. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






42. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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