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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The view that much of an organizations success or failure is due to external forces outside managers control






2. Planning - Organizing - Leading - Controlling Middle ACHIEVING THE ORGANIZATIONS STATES PURPOSE.






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






36. Entailing making decisions or choices






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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