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






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






3. Growing within the same business area






4. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






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






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






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






10. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






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






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






15. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






18. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






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






29. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






30. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






31. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






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






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






43. The total mechanization of a job.






44. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






47. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






48. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






49. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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