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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. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






3. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






4. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






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






8. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






11. Responds to events as or after they occur.






12. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






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






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






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






24. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






25. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






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






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






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






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






31. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






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






34. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






37. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






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






41. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






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






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






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






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






47. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






48. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






50. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance