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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






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






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






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






13. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






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






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






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






26. The phase during which a situation is prepared for change.






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






28. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






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






31. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






34. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






35. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






36. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






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






39. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






41. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






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






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






46. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






48. WOT






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






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