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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. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






3. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






14. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






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






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






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






20. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






23. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






24. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






27. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






28. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






31. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






32. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






33. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






34. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






35. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






38. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






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






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






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