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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • 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. An MNC that decentralizes management and other decisions to the local country where its doing business






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






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






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






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






7. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






17. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






23. 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






24. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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