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






2. Oversees the work of large departments or divisions.






3. Contingency Model - Task Oriented/Relationship Oriented






4. Brings together members from different functional departments






5. The phase at which change is stabilized.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Guides activities within one specific area of operations.






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






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






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






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






17. The requirement to show performance results to a supervisor






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Choosing the first satisfactory alternative that comes to attention






27. Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence






28. Involves reducing the scale of current operations






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






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






31. Least Preferred Co-worker Scale






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






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






34. Is a choice among possible alternative courses of action






35. Is by acquiring suppliers and distributors






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






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






38. Bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance






39. A tendency for highly cohesive teams to lose their evaluative capabilities






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Is an output measure of task or goal accomplishment






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






48. Ability x Support x Effort






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






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