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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Individuals who are typically responsible for translating goals set by top managers into specific details that lower-level managers wills see get done






2. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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. The degree of change and complexity in an organizations enviroment






36. 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






37. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






38. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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