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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The manager makes the final decision after gaining feedback from stakeholders; authority is still somewhat centralised; communication is a two way process.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






21. 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






22. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






45. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






49. 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






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