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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. Coercive and reward powers






2. Emphasizes personal relationships






3. Developed the acceptance theory of management






4. Low-level concern with both people and production






5. Structure with a number of channels






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






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






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

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






10. Working toward steady continuous improvement






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






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






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






14. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






15. Example of an intrinsic reward






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






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






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






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






20. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






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






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






23. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






24. Upholded segregation






25. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






26. Collective bargaining occurs between






27. Father of scientific management






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






29. Playing down differences among parties






30. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






31. Operate without managers






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






33. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






34. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






35. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






36. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






37. Ambitious and perseverant






38. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






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






41. It can defy unity of command.






42. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






43. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






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






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






46. Give positive satisfaction






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






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






49. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






50. Comprised of experts from various functions