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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The biological heritage (including physical characteristics such as ones skin color and associated traits that people use to identify themselves






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






18. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






36. The use of scientific methods to define the "one best way" for a job to be done - Frederick Winslow Taylor.






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






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






39. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






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






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






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