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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The number of components in an organizations environment and the extent of knowledge that the organizations has about those components






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






3. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






8. When employees are connected to satisfied with and enthusiastic about their jobs






9. 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






10. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






12. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Ways in which people in a workforce are similar and different from one another in terms of gender age race sexual orientation ethnicity cultural background and physical abilities and dissablities






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






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






49. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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