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Business Leadership

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Describes the differences among workers in gender - race - age - ethnic culture - able-bodiness - religious affiliation - and sexual orientation.






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






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






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






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






6. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






7. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






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






11. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






13. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






14. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






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






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






20. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






23. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






24. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






27. The worldwide interdependence of resource flows - product markets - and business competition.






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






29. WOT






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






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






32. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






35. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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






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






38. Local products are sold abroad






39. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






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






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






43. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






45. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






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






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






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