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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Doing the right things or completing activities so that organizational goals are attained






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






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






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






17. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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






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






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






23. Figurehead - leader - liaison






24. 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






25. Degree to which employees are encouraged to be innovative and take risks






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






34. Entailing making decisions or choices






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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