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Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Supervisors responsible for directing the day to day activities of non managerial employees






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






19. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






21. 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






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






23. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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