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






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






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






4. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






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






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






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






19. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






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






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






24. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






25. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






26. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






27. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






28. Growing within the same business area






29. Local products are sold abroad






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






31. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






33. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






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






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






37. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






38. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






40. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






42. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The phase at which change is stabilized.