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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. Links all persons with successively higher levels of authority.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






12. The total mechanization of a job.






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






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






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






16. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






18. Brings together members from different functional departments






19. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






20. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






21. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






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






24. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






26. Local products are sold abroad






27. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






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






30. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






31. The phase at which change is stabilized.






32. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






33. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






35. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






37. WOT






38. Applying a solution from past experience to a routine problem






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






40. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






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






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






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






45. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






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






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






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