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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Emphasized that organizations establish participation & decision making goals for employees






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






3. Playing down differences among parties






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






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






6. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






7. Comprised of experts from various functions






8. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






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






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






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






12. Collective bargaining occurs between






13. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






14. Example of an intrinsic reward






15. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






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






17. Working toward steady continuous improvement






18. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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






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






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






22. Low-level concern with both people and production






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






24. Developed the acceptance theory of management






25. Establish an evaluation and control system






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






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






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






29. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






30. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






31. Ambitious and perseverant






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






33. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






34. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






35. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






36. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






37. Constant change






38. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






40. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






41. Emphasizes personal relationships






42. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






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






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






46. 14 principles of management






47. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






48. Father of scientific management






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






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