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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. View that says ethical decisions are made in order to enforce rules fairly and impartially






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






50. 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