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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Goals - People and Structure






2. 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.






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






11. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






14. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






19. Degree to which employees are encouraged to be innovative and take risks






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Entailing making decisions or choices






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






44. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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