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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 collective brainpower or shared knowledge of a workforce.






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






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






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






5. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






7. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






9. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






12. Utilizes people - values - and systems to continously change and improve its performance.






13. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






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






16. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






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






19. Growing within the same business area






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






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






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






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






24. Brings together members from different functional departments






25. The display of negative - irrational attitudes toward woman or minorities.






26. The total mechanization of a job.






27. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






28. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






30. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






31. Ability x Support x Effort






32. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






35. Local products are sold abroad






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






37. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






46. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






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






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






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