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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Goals - People and Structure






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Figurehead - leader - liaison






28. Entailing making decisions or choices






29. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






34. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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