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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. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






2. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






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






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






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






8. Guides the performance of the organization as a whole or of one of its major parts.






9. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






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






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






13. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






14. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






15. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






24. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






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






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






29. Local products are sold abroad






30. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






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






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






35. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






36. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






37. Provides learning opportunities to acquire and improve job related skills






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






39. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






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






43. Found in job content - such as a sense of achievement - recognition - or personal growth.






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






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






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






47. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






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






50. Ability x Support x Effort