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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Degree to which management decision take into account the effects on people in the organization






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






3. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






5. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






9. Goals - People and Structure






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






21. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






22. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






26. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. The use of scientific methods to define the "one best way" for a job to be done - Frederick Winslow Taylor.






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






36. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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