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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Individuals in an organization who direct the activities of others






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






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






4. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The biological heritage (including physical characteristics such as ones skin color and associated traits that people use to identify themselves






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






39. A specific type of strategic alliance in which the partners agree to form a separate independent organization for some business purpose.






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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