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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An MNC that decentralizes management and other decisions to the local country where its doing business






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






11. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






44. Goals - People and Structure






45. 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






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






47. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






49. 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






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