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






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






3. WOT






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






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






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






16. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






18. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






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






22. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






24. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






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






28. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






29. Utilizes people - values - and systems to continously change and improve its performance.






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






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






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






33. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






35. The total mechanization of a job.






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






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






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






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






40. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






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






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






44. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






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






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






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






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