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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The degree of change and complexity in an organizations enviroment






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






3. Figurehead - leader - liaison






4. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






7. Doing the right things or completing activities so that organizational goals are attained






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






23. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






26. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






31. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






33. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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