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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. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






2. 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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






17. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






21. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Goals - People and Structure






36. 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.






37. Ways in which people in a workforce are similar and different from one another in terms of gender age race sexual orientation ethnicity cultural background and physical abilities and dissablities






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






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






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






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






42. A direct investment in a foreign country that involves setting up a separate and independent facility or office






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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