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






2. Job enlargement






3. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






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






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






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






7. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






8. Structure with a number of channels






9. Collective bargaining occurs between






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






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






12. Establish an evaluation and control system






13. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






14. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






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






16. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






17. Give positive satisfaction






18. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






19. Working toward steady continuous improvement






20. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






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






22. Developed the acceptance theory of management






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






24. Ambitious and perseverant






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






26. Operate without managers






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






28. Comprised of experts from various functions






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






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






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






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






33. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






34. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






35. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






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






37. Example of an intrinsic reward






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






39. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






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






42. Upholded segregation






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






44. Low-level concern with both people and production






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






46. 14 principles of management






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






48. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






49. Code of organizational conduct that reflects the overall values and principles of a business






50. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization