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Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A specific type of strategic alliance in which the partners agree to form a separate independent organization for some business purpose.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Goals - People and Structure






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






35. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson