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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. A work unit or smaller component within a larger organization






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






3. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






6. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






8. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. WOT






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






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






22. Ability x Support x Effort






23. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






24. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






25. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






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






28. Growing within the same business area






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






30. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






33. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






36. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






39. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






42. The total mechanization of a job.






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






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






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






46. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






48. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






50. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.