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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cultures in which the key values are deeply held and widely shared






2. 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






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






4. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Ways in which people in a workforce are similar and different from one another in terms of gender age race sexual orientation ethnicity cultural background and physical abilities and dissablities






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






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






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






23. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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