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






2. The phase at which change is stabilized.






3. A plan that commits resources to projects or activities






4. WOT






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






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






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






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






9. Responds to events as or after they occur.






10. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






13. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






16. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






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






19. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






20. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






22. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






23. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






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






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






26. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






28. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






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






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






31. Growing within the same business area






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






41. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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