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






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






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






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






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






7. The number of components in an organizations environment and the extent of knowledge that the organizations has about those components






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






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






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






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






12. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






15. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






25. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Specific categories of managerial behavior often grouped around interpersonal relationships information transfer and decision making






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






47. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






49. 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






50. 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