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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A boundary less world where goods and services are produced and marketed worlwide






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






22. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Goals - People and Structure






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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