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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Entailing making decisions or choices






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






23. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A partnership between an organization and a foreign company partners in which both share resources and knowledge in developing new products of building production facilities.






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






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






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






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






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






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 degree of change and complexity in an organizations enviroment






45. 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






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






47. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






49. 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






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