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






2. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






3. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






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






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






8. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






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






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






19. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






20. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






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






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






24. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The total mechanization of a job.






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






34. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






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






37. The process of acquiring products abroad and selling them in domestic markets






38. A work unit or smaller component within a larger organization






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






40. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






42. WOT






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






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






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






46. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






49. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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