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Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Any constituencies in an organizations environment that are affected by that organizations decisions and actions






2. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






4. 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






5. View that says ethical decisions are made solely on the basis of their outcomes or consequences






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






7. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






11. A specific type of strategic alliance in which the partners agree to form a separate independent organization for some business purpose.






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






29. 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






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






31. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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