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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The manager makes the final decision after gaining feedback from stakeholders; authority is still somewhat centralised; communication is a two way process.






2. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






8. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






12. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






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






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






18. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






20. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Making products domestically and selling them abroad