Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
Empirical research indicates that businesses with a focus on ......... and have "gone green" are currently outperforming competitors from a financial standpoint — that do not have this focus.
A -
agreeability
B -
perpetuity
C -
sustainability
D -
recyclability
2-
One way for businesses to promote sustainable ......... is by building LEEDS certified green buildings when expanding.
A -
mindsets
B -
governance
C -
3-
To eliminate non-value-added activities, managers evaluate each activity up and down the firm's ......... chain to determine whether justifiable value to the customer is added after each activity is completed.
A -
commercial
B -
management
C -
marketing
D -
value
4-
A common tool to improve performance within an organization is ......... . This is about comparing a company's performance in a specific category against the leader in that category.
A -
bookmarking
B -
earmarking
C -
marketing
D -
benchmarking
5-
People with narrow viewpoints can be very useful within an organization. However, when choosing a top manager or a chief executive officer, a company would be better served if it chose someone who could see the big......... .
A -
diagram
B -
picture
C -
statement
D -
interaction
6-
During strategic planning, companies should......... their strategic goals to check for relevance. Things change so quickly in today's environment that goals can become obsolete quickly.
A -
reintegrate
B -
disenfranchise
C -
revisit
D -
market
7-
Bringing about a major change within an organization is a difficult and daunting task. To ensure the success of a change, businesses look for someone to act as a change ......... . This person acts as a champion of the proposed change who will motivate others to accept the new way of doing things.
A -
associate
B -
member
C -
soldier
D -
agent
8-
It is best to do a lot of research when presenting important information to high-ranking members of an organization. Once one presents faulty information, they lose ......... in the eyes of their superiors and it is often difficult to regain.
A -
credibility
B -
empathy
C -
authority
D -
synergy
9-
The use of......... -functional teams to accomplish complex tasks is still very prevalent in the business world today because individuals in different departments can work together to solve problems and complete complicated projects.
A -
multi
B -
tri
C -
one
D -
cross
10-
Our manager wants us to come to work in a suit and tie tomorrow. I haven't worn my suit in three years. I have to wear it for the......... and pony show tomorrow. Apparently, our boss thinks he'll look good in front of the CEO if we are all dressed in suits.