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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Degree to which managers focus on results or outcomes rather than on how these outcomes are achived






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






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






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






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






6. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






8. 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






9. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






32. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






39. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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