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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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






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






3. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Individuals who are responsible for making decisions about the direction of the organization and establishing policies that affect all organizational memebers






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






26. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






31. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






44. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






46. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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