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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Involving people (subordinates and persons outside the organization) and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Goals - People and Structure






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






17. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






19. 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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






26. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






41. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






44. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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