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Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. A structural arrangement for global organizations that eliminates artificial geographical barries






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






27. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Goals - People and Structure






48. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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