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Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A managers ability to work with understand mentor and motivate other both individually and in groups






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






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






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






5. 1st Top Managers 2nd Middle managers 3rd First-Line Managers 4th Non managerial employees.






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Entailing making decisions or choices






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Mentor - dissemination - spokesperson






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






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






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






31. Goals - People and Structure






32. A managers ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Making products domestically and selling them abroad






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Figurehead - leader - liaison






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






50. 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






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