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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Job-specific knowledge and techniques needed to perform work tasks






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






19. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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. 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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. Whether to impose external controls or allow employees to control their own actions - What criteria should be emphasized in employee performance evaluations - What repercussions will occur from exceeding ones budget






31. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






32. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






33. Goals - People and Structure






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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