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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 special strength that gives an organization a competitive advantage.






2. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






4. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






6. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Lacking so much information that it is difficult to assign probabilities to the outcomes of alternatives.






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






15. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






17. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






18. Some whose knowledge is a critical asset to employers.






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






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






21. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






22. Offers complete information on possible action alternatives and their consequences.






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






24. Found in job context - such as working conditions - interpersonal relations - organizational policies - and salary.






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






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






27. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






31. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






33. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






41. Uses permanent and temporary cross-functional teams to improve lateral relations






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






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






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






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






46. WOT






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






48. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






49. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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