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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Any constituencies in an organizations environment that are affected by that organizations decisions and actions






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






39. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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