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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






4. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Individuals who are typically responsible for translating goals set by top managers into specific details that lower-level managers wills see get done






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






36. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






48. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






49. 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






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