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Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. The process of getting things done effectively efficiently through and with other people






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






19. 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






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






21. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






24. 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






25. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






31. Figurehead - leader - liaison






32. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. Includes defining goals establishing strategy and developing plans to coordinate activites






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






39. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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