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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. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






2. Involves working at home or other places using computer links to the office.






3. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






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






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






7. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






8. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






9. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






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






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






15. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






16. WOT






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






18. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






20. The phase at which change is stabilized.






21. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






23. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






24. Responds to events as or after they occur.






25. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






33. Growing within the same business area






34. Ability x Support x Effort






35. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






37. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






40. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






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






44. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






45. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






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






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






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