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






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






3. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






4. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






5. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






6. Constant change






7. Collective bargaining occurs between






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






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






10. 14 principles of management






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






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


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






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






15. Low-level concern with both people and production






16. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






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






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






19. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






20. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






21. Playing down differences among parties






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






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






24. Job enlargement






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






26. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






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






28. Example of an intrinsic reward






29. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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






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






32. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






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






34. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






36. Establish an evaluation and control system






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






38. Working toward steady continuous improvement






39. Give positive satisfaction






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






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






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






43. Emphasizes personal relationships






44. Operate without managers






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






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






47. Developed the acceptance theory of management






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






49. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






50. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.