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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Managers allow employees to take full responsibility for decisions within their areas; authority is decentralised.






2. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






6. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Cultures in which the key values are deeply held and widely shared






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






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






16. 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






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






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






20. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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