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Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Managers allow employees to take full responsibility for decisions within their areas; authority is decentralised.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






43. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






47. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






49. 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






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