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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 process of acquiring products abroad and selling them in domestic markets






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






3. Uses IT (information technology) to link with networks of outside suppliers and service contractors






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






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






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






7. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






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






11. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






12. Local products are sold abroad






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






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






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






16. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






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






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






19. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






20. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






21. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






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






24. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






25. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






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






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






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






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






31. WOT






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






33. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






34. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






35. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






36. The total mechanization of a job.






37. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






47. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






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






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