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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Job-specific knowledge and techniques needed to perform work tasks






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Goals - People and Structure






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






49. Entailing making decisions or choices






50. 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