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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Degree to which employees are aggressive and competitive rather than cooperative






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






3. 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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






18. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






20. 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






21. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






22. 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






23. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






50. Making products domestically and selling them abroad