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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A narrow focus in which managers see thing only through their own eyes and from their own perspective






2. Goals - People and Structure






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






4. 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






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






6. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






13. 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






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






15. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Autocratic - Persuasive - Consultative - Participative - Laissez-Faire






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






35. The view that much of an organizations success or failure is due to external forces outside managers control






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.