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Business Leadership

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. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






3. Eliminates internal boundaries among internal boundaries among parts and external boundaries with the external enviroment.






4. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






5. Results in a major and comprehensive redirection of the organization.






6. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






8. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






11. The ability to use a special proficiency or expertise in one's work.






12. Utilizes people - values - and systems to continously change and improve its performance.






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






14. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






15. Ability x Support x Effort






16. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






18. The quantity and quality of task accomplishment by an individual or group.






19. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






20. A standing plan that communicates guidelines for decisions and action






21. The total mechanization of a job.






22. A shared set of beliefs - values - and patterns of behavior common to a group of people






23. The process of measuring performance and taking action to ensure desired results






24. Sets long-term direction for the total enterprise.






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






26. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






27. The overall quality of human experiences in the workplace.






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






29. Local products are sold abroad






30. Demonstrates through personal behavior the job performance expected of others






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






32. Assigns early career employees as proteges to more senior ones






33. Behaviour followed by pleasant consequences is like to be repeated; behaviour followed by unpleasant work conditions is not.






34. Responds to events as or after they occur.






35. When a business function is contracted to an outside supplier






36. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






37. A person who supports and is responsible for the work of others.






38. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






39. The process of arousing enthusiasm and directing efforts towards organizational goals.






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






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






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






43. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






44. Growing within the same business area






45. The collective brainpower or shared knowledge of a workforce.






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






47. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






49. Provides learning opportunities to acquire and improve job related skills






50. Desire to do something better - solve problems - or to solve complex problems