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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. Provides learning opportunities to acquire and improve job related skills






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






17. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






20. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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






22. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






35. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






37. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






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






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






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






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






43. Ability x Support x Effort






44. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






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






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






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






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