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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Individuals in an organization who direct the activities of others






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






3. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Degree to which management decision take into account the effects on people in the organization






42. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.