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






2. Brings together members from different functional departments






3. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






5. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






6. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






8. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






9. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






10. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






12. WOT






13. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






23. The total mechanization of a job.






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






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






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






27. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






29. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






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






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






33. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






34. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






37. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Making managerial decisions based on the situation; Management is not a science.






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






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






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






48. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






50. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance