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






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






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






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






5. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






7. Local products are sold abroad






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






9. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






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






14. The ability to work well in cooperation with other people.






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






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






17. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






19. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






22. The process of taking a new idea and putting it into practice.






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






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






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






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






27. The worldwide interdependence of resource flows - product markets - and business competition.






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






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






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






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






32. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






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






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






36. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






38. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






40. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






41. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






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






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






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






46. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






49. The ability to translate knowledge into action that results in desired performance






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