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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 encouraged to be innovative and take risks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Involving people (subordinates and persons outside the organization) and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






24. 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






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






26. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






44. View that says ethical decisions are made in order to respect and protect individual liberties and privileges






45. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






48. 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






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






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