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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. View that says ethical decisions are made in order to enforce rules fairly and impartially






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






8. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






11. Goals - People and Structure






12. 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






13. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






19. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






43. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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