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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






12. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






32. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






44. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






50. The biological heritage (including physical characteristics such as ones skin color and associated traits that people use to identify themselves