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






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






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






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






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






6. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






9. Lacking so much information that it is difficult to assign probabilities to the outcomes of alternatives.






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






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






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






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






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






15. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






16. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






18. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






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






22. WOT






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






24. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






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






27. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






28. Motivation Accounts for the level - ___________- and persistence of effort expended at work.






29. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






31. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






34. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






36. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






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






39. Ability x Support x Effort






40. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






41. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






43. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






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






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






47. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






48. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






49. The total mechanization of a job.






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