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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The degree of change and complexity in an organizations enviroment






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. Figurehead - leader - liaison






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






44. 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






45. The number of components in an organizations environment and the extent of knowledge that the organizations has about those components






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






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






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






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






50. Making products domestically and selling them abroad