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






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. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






4. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






45. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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