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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. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






3. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






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






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






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






7. It can defy unity of command.






8. Collective bargaining occurs between






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






10. 14 principles of management






11. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






12. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






13. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






14. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






15. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






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






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






18. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






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






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






21. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






22. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






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






24. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






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






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






28. Developed the acceptance theory of management






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






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






31. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






32. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






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






35. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






36. Playing down differences among parties






37. Structure with a number of channels






38. Upholded segregation






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






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






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






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






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






44. Constant change






45. Coercive and reward powers






46. Emphasizes personal relationships






47. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






48. Father of scientific management






49. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






50. Low-level concern with both people and production