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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Degree to which employees are aggressive and competitive rather than cooperative






2. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






22. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. A set of rules or principles that defines right and wrong conduct






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






34. 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






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






36. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






37. 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.






38. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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