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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. A work unit or smaller component within a larger organization






2. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






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






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






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






6. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






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






8. Applies a specific solution crafted for a unique problem






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






10. Growing within the same business area






11. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






14. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






15. Aligns the organization with anticipated future challenges.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






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






26. A lack of communication and coordination across functions.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Brings together members from different functional departments






33. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






34. Responds to events as or after they occur.






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






36. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






39. Approaches problems in a flexible and spontaneous fashion.






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






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






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






43. The process of taking a new idea and putting it into practice.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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