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






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






3. Collective bargaining occurs between






4. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






5. Job enlargement






6. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






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






8. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






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






10. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






11. 14 principles of management






12. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






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






14. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






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






16. Give positive satisfaction






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






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






19. Coercive and reward powers






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






21. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






22. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






23. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






24. Low-level concern with both people and production






25. Constant change






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






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






28. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






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






30. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






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






32. Upholded segregation






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






34. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






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






36. Playing down differences among parties






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






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






39. Emphasizes personal relationships






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






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






42. Working toward steady continuous improvement






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






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






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






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






47. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






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






50. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional