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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






31. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






40. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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