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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. Sets long-term direction for the total enterprise.






2. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






4. Ability x Support x Effort






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






6. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






7. Responds to events as or after they occur.






8. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






10. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






12. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






13. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






14. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






32. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






34. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






35. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






43. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






44. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






45. The ability to think analytically and solve complex problems to the benefit of everyone involved.






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






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






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






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






50. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.