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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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






2. Goals - People and Structure






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






25. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






26. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. Acquiring products made abroad and selling them domestically






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






49. Involving collecting receiving and disseminating information






50. 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.






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