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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The shared values principles traditions and ways of doing things that influence the way organizational members act






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






18. 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






19. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






44. The characteristics of a population used for purposes of social stuidies






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Figurehead - leader - liaison