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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Any equipment tools or operating methods that are designed to make work more efficient






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






10. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






14. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






15. Cultures in which the key values are deeply held and widely shared






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






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






18. A set of rules or principles that defines right and wrong conduct






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Includes motivating employees directing the activites of other selecting the most effective communication channel and resolving conflicts






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






49. People who work directly on a job or task and have no responsibility for overseeing the work of others






50. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.