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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ways in which people in a workforce are similar and different from one another in terms of gender age race sexual orientation ethnicity cultural background and physical abilities and dissablities






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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