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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. Brings together members from different functional departments






2. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






3. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






5. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






7. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






8. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






19. Uses IT (information technology) to link with networks of outside suppliers and service contractors






20. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






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






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






25. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






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






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






30. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






31. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






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






34. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






36. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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






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