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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. View that says ethical decisions are made solely on the basis of their outcomes or consequences






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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 analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Entailing making decisions or choices






24. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A boundary less world where goods and services are produced and marketed worlwide






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






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






41. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Attention to detail - innovation and risk taking - stability - aggressiveness - team orientation - people orientation - outcome orientation.