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






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






3. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






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






7. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






10. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






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






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






15. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






17. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






18. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






19. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






20. Physical and Mental exhaustion that can be incapacitating personally and in respect to work.






21. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






25. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






27. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






29. The total mechanization of a job.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






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






39. An unexpected problem that can lead to disaster if not resolved quickly and appropriately






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






41. Growing within the same business area






42. Uses IT (information technology) to link with networks of outside suppliers and service contractors






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






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






45. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






47. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






49. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






50. The phase at which change is stabilized.