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






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






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






4. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






5. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






8. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






9. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






11. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






12. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






13. Use IT to collect - organize - and distribute data for use in decision making






14. Uses mathmatical techniques to analyze and solve management problems.






15. Growing within the same business area






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






17. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Ability x Support x Effort






26. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






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






30. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The process of taking a new idea and putting it into practice.






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






42. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






43. The total mechanization of a job.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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