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CLEP Intro To Management

Subjects : clep, 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. Average manager spends the majority of his or her time






2. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






3. Organization-wide - long-term goal devised by a top-level manager.






4. Developed by first-level supervisors to schedule work to meet tactical goals; Highly Measurable






5. It can defy unity of command.






6. Ability to garner the respect and cooperation of employees to achieve an organization's goals






7. Implies a focus on all levels and areas of an organization






8. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






9. Job enlargement






10. Playing down differences among parties






11. Structure with a number of channels






12. Individual who promotes the development of an innovative product within an organization






13. Coercive and reward powers






14. Specific work goals that middle-level managers derive from the broader strategic goals






15. Decisions go through a number of channels before resolution can be reached






16. Creation of new products - Improvement of existing products - Alteration of old products






17. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






18. Idea that subjects of an experiment alter their behavior in response to the fact that they are being studied






19. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






20. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






21. Father of scientific management






22. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






23. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






24. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






25. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






26. Physical support system for the economic activities of a country






27. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






28. Example of an intrinsic reward






29. Strives to improve performance to deliver high-quality goods or services






30. First phase of a company training program generally focuses on






31. Ambitious and perseverant






32. Emphasized that organizations establish participation & decision making goals for employees






33. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






34. Low-level concern with both people and production






35. States that each employee must be accountable to one and only one supervisor.






36. A force of change directed toward solving a problem.






37. Focuses on the single best way to perform and manage tasks.






38. Invested by employees in a leader whom they admire and wish to emulate






39. Do not give positive satisfaction - though dissatisfaction results from their absence






40. Determines which alternative will pay back an initial investment most quickly






41. Emphasizes personal relationships






42. Broadens the definition of a customer to anyone to whom an employee passes on his product






43. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






44. Takes a flexible approach to management that depends on a given situation.






45. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






46. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






47. Upholded segregation






48. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






49. Certain factors in the workplace cause job satisfaction & dissatisfaction

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50. Give positive satisfaction