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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The manager makes the final decision after gaining feedback from stakeholders; authority is still somewhat centralised; communication is a two way process.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. Goals - People and Structure






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






36. 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






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






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






39. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






42. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






43. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






44. 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






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






46. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






50. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information