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Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. The characteristics of a population used for purposes of social stuidies






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






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






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. 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






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






7. 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






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






9. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






11. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






16. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






18. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






19. 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






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






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






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






24. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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