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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. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






2. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






3. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






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






5. Low-level concern with both people and production






6. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






7. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






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






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






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






11. Working toward steady continuous improvement






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






13. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






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






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






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






17. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






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






19. Job enlargement






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






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






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






23. Ambitious and perseverant






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






25. Father of scientific management






26. Collective bargaining occurs between






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






28. It can defy unity of command.






29. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






30. Coercive and reward powers






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






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






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






34. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






35. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






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






37. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






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






40. Comprised of experts from various functions






41. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






42. Structure with a number of channels






43. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






45. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






46. Constant change






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






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






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






50. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager