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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






32. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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