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






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






3. The display of negative - irrational attitudes toward woman or minorities.






4. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






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






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






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






9. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






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






13. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






16. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






17. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






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






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






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






22. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






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






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






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






27. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






28. WOT






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






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






31. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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






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






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






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






36. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






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






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






40. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






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






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






45. The total mechanization of a job.






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






47. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






48. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






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