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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The degree of change and complexity in an organizations enviroment






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






15. 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






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






17. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The manager makes all decisions alone - with centralised authority and one-way communication.






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






35. Entrepreneur - Disturbance handler - resource allocator - negortiator






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






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






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






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