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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Individuals in an organization who direct the activities of others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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