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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Degree to which work is organized around team rather than individuals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Goals - People and Structure