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






2. Father of scientific management






3. Playing down differences among parties






4. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






6. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






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






8. Collective bargaining occurs between






9. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






10. It can defy unity of command.






11. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






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






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






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






16. Comprised of experts from various functions






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






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






19. Structure with a number of channels






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






21. Upholded segregation






22. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






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






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






25. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






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






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






28. Coercive and reward powers






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






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


31. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






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






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






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






35. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






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






37. Ambitious and perseverant






38. Developed the acceptance theory of management






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






40. 14 principles of management






41. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






42. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






43. Job enlargement






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






45. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






46. Establish an evaluation and control system






47. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






48. Give positive satisfaction






49. Example of an intrinsic reward






50. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager