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Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Any constituencies in an organizations environment that are affected by that organizations decisions and actions






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






10. 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






11. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






27. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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