# Four business values

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 11 minutes - Note completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 12, Test 1, Listening Part 4. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

9 minutes of audio. Practice it with the player on the page; the transcript is on the answers page.

## Questions

### Questions 31-40: Note completion

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Four business values
Many business values can result in **(31)** _____.
Senior managers need to understand and deal with the potential **(32)** _____ that may result.
Collaboration
During a training course, the speaker was in a team that had to build a **(33)** _____.
Other teams experienced **(34)** _____ from trying to collaborate.
The speaker's team won because they reduced collaboration.
Sales of a **(35)** _____ were poor because of collaboration.
Industriousness
Hard work may be a bad use of various company **(36)** _____.
The word 'lazy' in this context refers to people who avoid doing tasks that are **(37)** _____.
Creativity
An advertising campaign for a **(38)** _____ was memorable but failed to boost sales.
Creativity should be used as a response to a particular **(39)** _____.
Excellence
According to one study, on average, pioneers had a **(40)** _____ that was far higher than that of followers.
Companies that always aim at excellence may miss opportunities.

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