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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






16. Figurehead - leader - liaison






17. 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






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






19. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






26. A formal document that states an organizations primary values and the ethical rules its expects managers and non managerial employees to follow






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






38. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator