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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. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






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






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






5. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






7. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






9. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






10. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






11. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






12. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






14. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






15. WOT






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






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






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






19. The total mechanization of a job.






20. When a business function is contracted to an outside supplier






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






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






23. Involves an experienced person offering performance advice to a less-experienced person






24. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






27. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






28. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






30. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






33. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






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






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






37. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






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






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






42. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






44. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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






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






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






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






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






50. The phase at which change is stabilized.