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






2. Establish an evaluation and control system






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






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






5. Coercive and reward powers






6. Operate without managers






7. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






8. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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






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






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






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


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






14. Father of scientific management






15. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






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






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






18. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






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






20. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






21. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






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






23. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






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






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






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






27. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






28. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






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






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






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






33. Low-level concern with both people and production






34. Comprised of experts from various functions






35. It can defy unity of command.






36. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






37. Upholded segregation






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






39. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






40. Playing down differences among parties






41. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






42. Ambitious and perseverant






43. Job enlargement






44. Give positive satisfaction






45. Example of an intrinsic reward






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






47. 14 principles of management






48. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






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






50. Structure with a number of channels