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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. Desire to establish and maintain good relations with people






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






3. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






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






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






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






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






8. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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






10. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






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






13. Approaches problems in a rational and analytical fashion.






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






15. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






17. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






18. Growing within the same business area






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






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






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






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






23. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






24. Brings together members from different functional departments






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






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






27. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






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






31. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






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






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






36. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






37. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






38. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






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






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






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






43. Responds to events as or after they occur.






44. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






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






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






48. Physical and Mental exhaustion that can be incapacitating personally and in respect to work.






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






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