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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The manager makes all decisions alone - with centralised authority and one-way communication.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






8. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






21. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






39. Ways in which people in a workforce are similar and different from one another in terms of gender age race sexual orientation ethnicity cultural background and physical abilities and dissablities






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






41. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






43. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






48. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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