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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An MNC that decentralizes management and other decisions to the local country where its doing business






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. A boundary less world where goods and services are produced and marketed worlwide






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






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






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






14. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






46. 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






47. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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