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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Planning - Organizing - Leading - Controlling Middle ACHIEVING THE ORGANIZATIONS STATES PURPOSE.






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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