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






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






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






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






5. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






16. 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






17. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






20. Goals - People and Structure






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. Figurehead - leader - liaison






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






44. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






47. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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