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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. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






2. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






3. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






5. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






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






8. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






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






11. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






13. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






14. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






15. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The continuation of a course of action even though it is not working






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






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






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






26. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






27. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






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






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






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






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






33. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






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






36. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






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






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






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






42. A standing plan that communicates guidelines for decisions and action






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






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






45. The phase at which change is stabilized.






46. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






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






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






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