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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. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






2. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






4. WOT






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






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






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






8. The total mechanization of a job.






9. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






10. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






13. Growing within the same business area






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






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






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






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






18. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






21. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






22. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






25. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






28. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






31. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






32. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






33. Brings together members from different functional departments






34. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






36. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






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






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






41. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






43. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






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






47. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






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