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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






11. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






22. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






26. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. Figurehead - leader - liaison






47. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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