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Business Leadership

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ability to think analytically and solve complex problems to the benefit of everyone involved.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Results in a major and comprehensive redirection of the organization.






10. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






12. A person who supports and is responsible for the work of others.






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






14. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






17. Growing within the same business area






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






19. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






31. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






33. The application of operant conditioning to influence human behaviour at work.






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






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






36. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






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






39. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






40. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






42. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






43. WOT






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






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






46. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






47. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






48. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






50. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.