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Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The use of scientific methods to define the "one best way" for a job to be done - Frederick Winslow Taylor.






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






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






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






5. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






6. A narrow focus in which managers see thing only through their own eyes and from their own perspective






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






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






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






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






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






12. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information