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Business Leadership

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A standing plan that communicates guidelines for decisions and action






2. Motivation Accounts for the level - ___________- and persistence of effort expended at work.






3. The application of operant conditioning to influence human behaviour at work.






4. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






5. Physical and Mental exhaustion that can be incapacitating personally and in respect to work.






6. Boston Consulting Group - analyzes business opportunities according to market growth rate and market share






7. The quantity and quality of work performance - with resource utilization considered.






8. A person oriented towards extreme achievement - impatience - and perfectionism.






9. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






10. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






11. The phase during which a situation is prepared for change.






12. A standing plan that precisely describes what actions are to be taken in specific situations






13. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






14. The tendancy to consider one's culture as superior to others






15. Making managerial decisions based on the situation; Management is not a science.






16. Involves working at home or other places using computer links to the office.






17. Uses IT (information technology) to link with networks of outside suppliers and service contractors






18. Comes from operating in successful ways that are difficult to imitate.






19. Increases job depth by adding work planning and evaluating duties normally performed by the supervisor.






20. A work unit or smaller component within a larger organization






21. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






22. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






23. The continuation of a course of action even though it is not working






24. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






25. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






26. Applying a solution from past experience to a routine problem






27. The ability to think analytically and solve complex problems to the benefit of everyone involved.






28. Identifies how a division or strategic business unit will compete in its product or service domain.






29. Responds to events as or after they occur.






30. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






31. Describes the differences among workers in gender - race - age - ethnic culture - able-bodiness - religious affiliation - and sexual orientation.






32. Is by acquisition of or investment in new and different business areas






33. Involves an experienced person offering performance advice to a less-experienced person






34. WOT






35. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






36. Is the process of distributing and entrusting work to other persons.






37. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






38. Brings together members from different functional departments






39. An unexpected problem that can lead to disaster if not resolved quickly and appropriately






40. Use IT to collect - organize - and distribute data for use in decision making






41. A shifting network of strategic alliances that are engaged as needed






42. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






43. A collaborative process of collecting data - using it for action planning - and evaluating the results.






44. A special strength that gives an organization a competitive advantage.






45. The process of acquiring products abroad and selling them in domestic markets






46. The creation of a whole that is greater than the sum of its individual parts.






47. The set of expectations held by an individual about working relationships with the organization.






48. Found in job content - such as a sense of achievement - recognition - or personal growth.






49. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






50. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment