Test your basic knowledge |

Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






20. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






26. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






30. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






32. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






50. Goals - People and Structure