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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 application of operant conditioning to influence human behaviour at work.






2. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Local products are sold abroad






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






10. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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






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






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






14. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






15. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






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






18. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






20. Behaviour followed by pleasant consequences is like to be repeated; behaviour followed by unpleasant work conditions is not.






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






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






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






24. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






25. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






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






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






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






29. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






31. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






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






35. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






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






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






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






40. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






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






43. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






44. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






45. Ability x Support x Effort






46. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






48. A shared set of beliefs - values - and patterns of behavior common to a group of people






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






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