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






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






3. Goals - People and Structure






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






17. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






19. Entailing making decisions or choices






20. 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






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






22. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






28. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






44. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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