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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The manager makes the final decision after gaining feedback from stakeholders; authority is still somewhat centralised; communication is a two way process.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






48. 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






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






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