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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. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






4. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






8. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






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






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






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






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






14. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






15. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






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






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






20. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






22. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






23. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






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






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






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






28. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






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






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






32. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






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






43. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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