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Test your basic knowledge |

Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Includes monitoring performance comparing it with goals and correcting any significant deviations






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






3. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A set of rules or principles that defines right and wrong conduct






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






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






38. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






42. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






45. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






47. 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






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






49. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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