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Business Leadership

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Local products are sold abroad






2. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






3. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






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






7. Offers complete information on possible action alternatives and their consequences.






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






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






10. Responds to events as or after they occur.






11. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






20. Lacks complete information but offers 'probabillities' of the likely outcomes for possible action alternatives.






21. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






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






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






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






27. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






29. Growing within the same business area






30. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






39. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






40. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






42. Ability x Support x Effort






43. Provides learning opportunities to acquire and improve job related skills






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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