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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Employees - customers - unions - social and political action groups - shareholders - competitors - communities - Trade and industry associations - Suppliers - governments - media.






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






3. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






4. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






6. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






10. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A managers ability to build a power base and establish the right connections






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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