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Business Leadership

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of acquiring products abroad and selling them in domestic markets






2. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






5. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






6. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






7. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






8. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






9. WOT






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






23. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






24. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






33. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






34. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






37. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






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






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






41. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






43. The ability to think analytically and solve complex problems to the benefit of everyone involved.






44. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






46. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






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






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