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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Includes motivating employees directing the activites of other selecting the most effective communication channel and resolving conflicts






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Goals - People and Structure






9. Factors forces situations and events outside the organization that affect its performance






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






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






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






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






14. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






17. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






19. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. Figurehead - leader - liaison






24. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A structural arrangement for global organizations that eliminates artificial geographical barries






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






49. 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






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