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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 number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






2. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






5. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






8. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






11. Desire to do something better - solve problems - or to solve complex problems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






22. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






24. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






27. WOT






28. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






30. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






32. The total mechanization of a job.






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






34. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






36. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






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






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






40. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






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






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






45. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






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






49. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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