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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 companys ability to achieve its business goals and increase long-term shareholder value by integrating economic - environmental and social opportunities into its business strategies






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






19. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






20. 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






21. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






32. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






37. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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