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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






3. 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






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






5. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






19. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






42. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






46. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






47. 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.






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






49. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






50. 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