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






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






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






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. People who work directly on a job or task and have no responsibility for overseeing the work of others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






34. A companys ability to achieve its business goals and increase long-term shareholder value by integrating economic - environmental and social opportunities into its business strategies






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






42. The degree to which managers are concerned with increasing employee job satisfaction - What leadership styles are appropriate - Whether all disagreements--even constructive ones--should be eliminated






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






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






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






46. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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