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Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A structural arrangement for global organizations that eliminates artificial geographical barries






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






36. 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






37. Entailing making decisions or choices






38. Goals - People and Structure






39. A direct investment in a foreign country that involves setting up a separate and independent facility or office






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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