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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Goals - People and Structure






2. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






32. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






35. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






38. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






39. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






42. The biological heritage (including physical characteristics such as ones skin color and associated traits that people use to identify themselves






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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