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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When a business firm engages in social actions in response to some popular social need






2. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Figurehead - leader - liaison






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Autocratic - Persuasive - Consultative - Participative - Laissez-Faire






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically