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CLEP Intro To Management

Subjects : clep, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Determines which alternative will pay back an initial investment most quickly






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






3. 14 principles of management






4. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






5. Emphasizes personal relationships






6. Collective bargaining occurs between






7. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






8. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






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






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






11. It can defy unity of command.






12. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






14. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






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






16. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






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






18. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






19. Comprised of experts from various functions






20. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






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






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






24. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






25. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






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






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






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






29. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






30. Structure with a number of channels






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






32. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






33. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






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






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


36. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






37. Ambitious and perseverant






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






39. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






40. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






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






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






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






44. Upholded segregation






45. Give positive satisfaction






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






47. Constant change






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






49. Low-level concern with both people and production






50. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration