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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Degree to which organizational decisions and actions emphasize maintaining the status quo






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. 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






18. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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