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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






11. View that says ethical decisions are made in order to respect and protect individual liberties and privileges






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






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






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






15. Goals - People and Structure






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






26. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






37. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Figurehead - leader - liaison