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






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






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






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






5. Describes the differences among workers in gender - race - age - ethnic culture - able-bodiness - religious affiliation - and sexual orientation.






6. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






7. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






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






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






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






12. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






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






24. Continuous learning from daily experiences and opportunities






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






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






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






28. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






30. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






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






40. The total mechanization of a job.






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






42. An unfulfilled physiological or psychological desire.






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






44. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






45. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager






46. Involves identifying and taking action to resolve problems






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






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






49. A measure of resource cost associated with goal accomplishment






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