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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 an experienced person offering performance advice to a less-experienced person






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






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






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






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






6. Ability x Support x Effort






7. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






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






11. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






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






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






16. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






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






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






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






22. The total mechanization of a job.






23. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






32. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






33. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






36. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






38. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






39. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






40. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






41. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






43. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






44. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






47. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






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






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