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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The manager makes the final decision after gaining feedback from stakeholders; authority is still somewhat centralised; communication is a two way process.






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






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






4. The degree to which managers are concerned with increasing employee job satisfaction - What leadership styles are appropriate - Whether all disagreements--even constructive ones--should be eliminated






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






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






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






8. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






19. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






20. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Entailing making decisions or choices






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






43. Ways in which people in a workforce are similar and different from one another in terms of gender age race sexual orientation ethnicity cultural background and physical abilities and dissablities






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






45. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






49. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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