Continuous improvement -- making small changes in operations and activities in a never-ending way -- is called in Japanese:
It's 'kaizen'.
This links to notions of JIT, lean, total quality management, etc.
The other answers shown are not relevant to this course.
'Using resources to a more productive effect, either by producing more output with the same re-source, or using less resource to obtain the same output'. This is a description of:
Efficiency.
This is a clear explanation of what is meant by 'efficiency'.
Economy and effectiveness are addressed by other QUESTION NO :s in this L3 series of tests including in this subject.
'XXX theories of leadership are now largely discredited as a means of identifying team leaders'.
This quotation comes from the Profex Publishing textbook for this subject. Which word has XXX replaced?
Trait.
The trait theory of leadership is the idea that successful leaders have particular personal traits (char-acteristics) which have enabled them to become effective leaders. 'A born leader', etc. Winston Churchill, V I Lenin, Laurens van der Post, and such like.
The view now is that leadership is more likely to be taught or trained, resulting in effective leaders.
The view that workers are naturally lazy, avoid responsibility and are without ambition is in line with Theory (Douglas McGregor):
X - this view is one end of the extreme spectrum created by McGregor to aid discussion and under-standing of management types / styles.
The other extreme being 'Y'.
Which two of the following are personality traits?
Honesty and social skills; the other options might be described as skills or experience.
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