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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. A managers ability to work with understand mentor and motivate other both individually and in groups






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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