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






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






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






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






6. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






15. 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






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






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






18. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






32. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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