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






2. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






4. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






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






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






9. A person who supports and is responsible for the work of others.






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






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






12. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






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






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






17. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






20. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






23. WOT






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






36. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






38. Growing within the same business area






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






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






41. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






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






44. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






46. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






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






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






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