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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The biological heritage (including physical characteristics such as ones skin color and associated traits that people use to identify themselves






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






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






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






5. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






28. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






30. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






32. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






34. 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.






35. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






37. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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