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Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. A specific type of strategic alliance in which the partners agree to form a separate independent organization for some business purpose.






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






3. 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






4. Individuals who are typically responsible for translating goals set by top managers into specific details that lower-level managers wills see get done






5. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






18. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






24. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Economic - Global - Political/Legal - Socio cultural - Technological - demographics. In the middle THE ORGANIZATION`






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






45. A partnership between an organization and a foreign company partners in which both share resources and knowledge in developing new products of building production facilities.






46. 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






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






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






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






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