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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. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






2. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






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






6. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






7. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






9. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






12. A collaborative process of collecting data - using it for action planning - and evaluating the results.






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






14. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






15. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






17. Uses IT (information technology) to link with networks of outside suppliers and service contractors






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






19. The phase at which change is stabilized.






20. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






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






24. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






25. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






26. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






28. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






30. Brings together members from different functional departments






31. The overall quality of human experiences in the workplace.






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






33. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






34. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






36. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






37. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






38. WOT






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






40. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Growing within the same business area