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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Involving people (subordinates and persons outside the organization) and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






22. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






23. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






25. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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