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






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






3. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






4. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






5. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






7. The total mechanization of a job.






8. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






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






12. Local products are sold abroad






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






14. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






15. Links all persons with successively higher levels of authority.






16. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






19. Growing within the same business area






20. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






22. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






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






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






27. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






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






30. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






32. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






33. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






42. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






43. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






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






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






48. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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