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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. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






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






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






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






6. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






7. Playing down differences among parties






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






9. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






10. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






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






12. Low-level concern with both people and production






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






14. Developed the acceptance theory of management






15. Collective bargaining occurs between






16. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






17. Operate without managers






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






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






20. It can defy unity of command.






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






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






23. Father of scientific management






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






25. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






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






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






28. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






29. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






31. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






33. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






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






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






36. Establish an evaluation and control system






37. Coercive and reward powers






38. Constant change






39. Ambitious and perseverant






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






41. Comprised of experts from various functions






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






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






44. Upholded segregation






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






46. Job enlargement






47. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






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


49. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






50. Emphasizes personal relationships