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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Any constituencies in an organizations environment that are affected by that organizations decisions and actions






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






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






4. 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






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






6. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






7. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






34. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Entailing making decisions or choices






41. Goals - People and Structure






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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