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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When employees are connected to satisfied with and enthusiastic about their jobs






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






3. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






5. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






49. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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