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






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






3. Strategies for simplifying decision-making






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






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






6. The ability to work well in cooperation with other people.






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






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






9. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






11. Responds to events as or after they occur.






12. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






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






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






17. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






18. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






20. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






21. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






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






25. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






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






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






29. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






31. Brings together members from different functional departments






32. A comprehensive plan guiding resource allocation to achieve long-term organizational goals.






33. The total mechanization of a job.






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






35. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






36. Ability x Support x Effort






37. Sets standards as to what is good or bad or right or wrong in ones conduct.






38. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






39. Growing within the same business area






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






41. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






42. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






45. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






46. Lacking so much information that it is difficult to assign probabilities to the outcomes of alternatives.






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






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






49. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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