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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Part-time temporary and contract workers who are available for hire on an as-needed basis






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






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






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






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






6. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






32. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






33. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






36. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






38. People who work directly on a job or task and have no responsibility for overseeing the work of others






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






50. 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