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






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






3. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






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






5. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






6. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






7. Operate without managers






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






9. Emphasizes personal relationships






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






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






12. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






13. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






14. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






15. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






16. Give positive satisfaction






17. Structure with a number of channels






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






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






20. 14 principles of management






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






22. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






24. Establish an evaluation and control system






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






26. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






27. Developed by first-level supervisors to schedule work to meet tactical goals; Highly Measurable






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






29. Developed the acceptance theory of management






30. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






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






32. Collective bargaining occurs between






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






34. Example of an intrinsic reward






35. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






37. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






38. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






39. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






40. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






41. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






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






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






44. Job enlargement






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






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






47. Working toward steady continuous improvement






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






49. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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