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Business Leadership

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Links all persons with successively higher levels of authority.






2. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






3. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






6. Ability x Support x Effort






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






8. Growing within the same business area






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






10. Brings together members from different functional departments






11. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






13. WOT






14. Boston Consulting Group - analyzes business opportunities according to market growth rate and market share






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






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






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






18. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






19. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






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






22. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






25. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






28. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






29. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






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






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






33. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






35. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






36. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






39. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






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






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






44. Responds to events as or after they occur.






45. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






46. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






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






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