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






2. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Brings together members from different functional departments






10. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






13. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






14. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






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






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






18. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






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






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






22. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






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






25. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






26. WOT






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






34. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






42. The total mechanization of a job.






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






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






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






46. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






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






50. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence