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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The characteristics of a population used for purposes of social stuidies






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






3. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






5. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






8. The use of scientific methods to define the "one best way" for a job to be done - Frederick Winslow Taylor.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






35. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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