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Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Any constituencies in an organizations environment that are affected by that organizations decisions and actions






2. 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






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






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






5. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






8. The shared values principles traditions and ways of doing things that influence the way organizational members act






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






19. 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






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






21. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






24. 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






25. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






27. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






33. A specific type of strategic alliance in which the partners agree to form a separate independent organization for some business purpose.






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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