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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 continuation of a course of action even though it is not working






2. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






5. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






7. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






8. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Guides the performance of the organization as a whole or of one of its major parts.






17. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






18. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






20. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






22. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






23. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






25. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






27. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






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






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






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






41. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






42. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






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






45. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






47. Growing within the same business area






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






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






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