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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. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






3. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






4. Responds to events as or after they occur.






5. Making managerial decisions based on the situation; Management is not a science.






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






7. The continuation of a course of action even though it is not working






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






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






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






19. The total mechanization of a job.






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






21. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






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






24. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






26. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






27. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






30. WOT






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






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






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






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






35. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






36. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






39. Brings together members from different functional departments






40. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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






42. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






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






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






46. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






47. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






48. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






49. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






50. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment