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






2. Low-level concern with both people and production






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






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






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






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






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






8. Job enlargement






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






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






11. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






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






13. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






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






15. Operate without managers






16. Example of an intrinsic reward






17. Ambitious and perseverant






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






19. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






20. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






21. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






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






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






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






25. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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






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






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






29. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






30. Structure with a number of channels






31. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






32. 14 principles of management






33. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






34. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






35. It can defy unity of command.






36. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






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






38. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






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






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






41. Collective bargaining occurs between






42. Establish an evaluation and control system






43. Emphasizes personal relationships






44. Give positive satisfaction






45. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






46. Constant change






47. Upholded segregation






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






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






50. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional