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






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






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






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






6. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. An MNC that decentralizes management and other decisions to the local country where its doing business






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






32. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






38. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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