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






2. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






4. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






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






8. WOT






9. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






10. Growing within the same business area






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






12. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






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






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






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






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






18. The display of negative - irrational attitudes toward woman or minorities.






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






20. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






22. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






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






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






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






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






28. The process of setting objectives and determining what should be done to accomplish them.






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






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






31. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






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






34. The ability to think analytically and solve complex problems to the benefit of everyone involved.






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






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






37. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






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






41. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






43. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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






45. Some whose knowledge is a critical asset to employers.






46. The total mechanization of a job.






47. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






48. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






50. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.