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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of getting things done effectively efficiently through and with other people






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






3. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






4. 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






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






6. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. The degree of change and complexity in an organizations enviroment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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