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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 30 minutes.
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1. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






4. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






24. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






25. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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