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






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






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






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






5. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






7. WOT






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






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






10. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






13. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






14. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






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






17. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






19. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






21. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






23. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






25. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






26. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






28. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






29. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






32. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






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






36. Ability x Support x Effort






37. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






45. A tendency for highly cohesive teams to lose their evaluative capabilities






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






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






48. The total mechanization of a job.






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






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