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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Doing things right or getting the most output from the least amount of inputs






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






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






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






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. An MNC that decentralizes management and other decisions to the local country where its doing business






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






24. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






26. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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