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






2. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






3. An invisible barrier limiting the advancement of woman and minorities






4. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






6. Links all persons with successively higher levels of authority.






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






8. The process of setting objectives and determining what should be done to accomplish them.






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






10. The display of negative - irrational attitudes toward woman or minorities.






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






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






13. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






14. The phase at which change is stabilized.






15. Lacks complete information but offers 'probabillities' of the likely outcomes for possible action alternatives.






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






17. The process of assigning tasks - allocating resources - and arranging activities to implement plans.






18. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






19. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






21. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






23. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






25. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






26. WOT






27. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






28. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






29. Sets standards as to what is good or bad or right or wrong in ones conduct.






30. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






31. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






32. Uses mathmatical techniques to analyze and solve management problems.






33. The total mechanization of a job.






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






35. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






36. A comprehensive plan guiding resource allocation to achieve long-term organizational goals.






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






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






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






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






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






42. Desire to control - influence - or to be responsible for other people






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






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






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






46. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






49. Growing within the same business area






50. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention