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






2. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






3. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






4. The total mechanization of a job.






5. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






7. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






8. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






10. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






11. Growing within the same business area






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






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






14. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






15. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






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






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






19. Found in job content - such as a sense of achievement - recognition - or personal growth.






20. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






22. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






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






37. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






38. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






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






42. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






44. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






47. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






48. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






50. Ability x Support x Effort