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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Attention to detail - innovation and risk taking - stability - aggressiveness - team orientation - people orientation - outcome orientation.






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






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






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






5. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






7. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






8. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






14. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






37. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.