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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Benefits that provide a wide range of scheduling options and allow employees more flexibility at work accommodating their needs for work-life balance






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






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






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






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






6. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






8. 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






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






10. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






14. 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






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






17. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






21. An agreement in which an organization gives other organization the right for a fee to use its name and operating methods






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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