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






2. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






3. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






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






7. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






10. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






13. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






14. The phase at which change is stabilized.






15. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






18. An invisible barrier limiting the advancement of woman and minorities






19. Uses mathmatical techniques to analyze and solve management problems.






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






21. WOT






22. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






24. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






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






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






28. Growing within the same business area






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






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






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






32. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






33. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






34. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






36. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






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






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






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






41. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






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






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






46. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






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






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






50. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action