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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. Low-level concern with both people and production






2. Constant change






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






4. Operate without managers






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






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






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






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






9. Working toward steady continuous improvement






10. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






11. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






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






13. Playing down differences among parties






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

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15. Coercive and reward powers






16. Upholded segregation






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






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






19. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






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






21. Example of an intrinsic reward






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






23. Structure with a number of channels






24. Job enlargement






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






26. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






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






28. Developed the acceptance theory of management






29. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






30. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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






32. Comprised of experts from various functions






33. Collective bargaining occurs between






34. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






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






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






37. Focuses on the single best way to perform and manage tasks.






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






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






40. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






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






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






43. It can defy unity of command.






44. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






45. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






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






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






48. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






49. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






50. Father of scientific management