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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. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






2. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






3. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






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






7. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






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






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






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






13. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






14. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






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






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






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






19. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






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






22. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






24. Responds to events as or after they occur.






25. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






26. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






27. Growing within the same business area






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






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






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






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






32. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






34. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






35. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






37. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






38. Desire to do something better - solve problems - or to solve complex problems






39. The total mechanization of a job.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Local products are sold abroad






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