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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 rational and analytical fashion.






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






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






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






5. The phase at which change is stabilized.






6. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






7. The ability to work well in cooperation with other people.






8. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






9. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






11. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






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






14. WOT






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






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






17. Growing within the same business area






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






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






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






21. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






22. Ability x Support x Effort






23. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






24. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






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






27. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






28. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






30. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






31. The total mechanization of a job.






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






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






34. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






35. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






38. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






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






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






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






43. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






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






46. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






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






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