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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Any constituencies in an organizations environment that are affected by that organizations decisions and actions






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Entailing making decisions or choices






7. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






10. Goals - People and Structure






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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