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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






34. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Entailing making decisions or choices






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






45. Specific categories of managerial behavior often grouped around interpersonal relationships information transfer and decision making






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






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






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






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






50. Individuals who are typically responsible for translating goals set by top managers into specific details that lower-level managers wills see get done