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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Involving people (subordinates and persons outside the organization) and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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