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






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






3. Upholded segregation






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






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






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






7. Father of scientific management






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






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






10. Operate without managers






11. Comprised of experts from various functions






12. Working toward steady continuous improvement






13. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






14. Emphasizes personal relationships






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






16. Example of an intrinsic reward






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






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






19. Establish an evaluation and control system






20. Coercive and reward powers






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






22. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






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






24. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






25. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






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






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

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28. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






29. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






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






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






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






33. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






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






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






36. Structure with a number of channels






37. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






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






39. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






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






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






42. Constant change






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






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






45. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






46. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






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






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






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






50. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers