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






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






3. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Entailing making decisions or choices






30. A formal document that states an organizations primary values and the ethical rules its expects managers and non managerial employees to follow






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






50. 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