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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. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






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






10. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






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






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






14. Making managerial decisions based on the situation; Management is not a science.






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






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






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






18. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






21. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






23. WOT






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






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






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






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






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






29. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






30. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






32. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






33. The total mechanization of a job.






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






35. The creation of a whole that is greater than the sum of its individual parts.






36. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






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






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






48. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






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