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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






16. Minimal Global investment - Global sourcing- exporting and importing - licensing - franchising - strategic alliance - joint venture - foreign subsidiary. - Significant global investment






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Figurehead - leader - liaison






33. 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






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






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






36. Individuals who are typically responsible for translating goals set by top managers into specific details that lower-level managers wills see get done






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically