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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. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






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






5. Local products are sold abroad






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






7. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






8. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






10. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






12. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






15. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






16. A collaborative process of collecting data - using it for action planning - and evaluating the results.






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






18. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






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






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






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






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






24. WOT






25. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






26. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






28. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






31. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






33. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






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






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






39. Growing within the same business area






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






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






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






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






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






45. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






46. Ability x Support x Effort






47. Comes from operating in successful ways that are difficult to imitate.






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






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






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