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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Any equipment tools or operating methods that are designed to make work more efficient






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






3. The manager encourages employees to become actively involved in the decision-making process; authority is decentralised and communication is a two way process.






4. 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






5. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






42. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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