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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A direct investment in a foreign country that involves setting up a separate and independent facility or office






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






14. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Entailing making decisions or choices






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. 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






28. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






30. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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