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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






9. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






10. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






11. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






13. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






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






26. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






29. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






30. The total mechanization of a job.






31. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






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






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






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






36. Responds to events as or after they occur.






37. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






39. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






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






43. Growing within the same business area






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






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






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






47. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






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






50. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence