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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Individuals who are typically responsible for translating goals set by top managers into specific details that lower-level managers wills see get done






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






8. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






33. Goals - People and Structure






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






35. The number of components in an organizations environment and the extent of knowledge that the organizations has about those components






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






46. When a business firm engages in social actions in response to some popular social need






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






48. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






49. Minimal Global investment - Global sourcing- exporting and importing - licensing - franchising - strategic alliance - joint venture - foreign subsidiary. - Significant global investment






50. 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