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






2. It can defy unity of command.






3. Establish an evaluation and control system






4. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






5. Ability of a system to total more than the sum of its parts






6. Identifies the set of dependent tasks that together take the longest time to complete as the critical path.






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

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8. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






9. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






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






11. Playing down differences among parties






12. Individual will act according to what another's expectation of him or her is.






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






14. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






15. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






16. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






17. Plan to make major changes to the processes and culture of an entire organization






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






19. Upholded segregation






20. Job enlargement






21. Ascribing one's own ideas or emotions to another






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






23. Use of quantitative techniques such as statistics and computer simulations to aid in managerial decision-making processes






24. Average manager spends the majority of his or her time






25. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






26. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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






28. Constant change






29. Comprised of experts from various functions






30. To always be the first one out with the latest and greatest product.






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






32. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






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






34. Operate without managers






35. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






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






38. Coercive and reward powers






39. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






40. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






41. Give positive satisfaction






42. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






43. Collective bargaining occurs between






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






45. Father of scientific management






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






47. Guidelines to which employees must adhere to ensure the quality of their work






48. Division of an organization's tasks into separate jobs.






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






50. Show an organization's assets at any given point in time