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Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. A specific type of strategic alliance in which the partners agree to form a separate independent organization for some business purpose.






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






19. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






23. Goals - People and Structure






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






25. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






27. Figurehead - leader - liaison






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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