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






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






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






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






5. Father of scientific management






6. Ambitious and perseverant






7. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






8. Structure with a number of channels






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






10. Constant change






11. It can defy unity of command.






12. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






13. Operate without managers






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






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






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






17. Establish an evaluation and control system






18. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






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






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






21. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






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






23. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






24. Working toward steady continuous improvement






25. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






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






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






29. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






30. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






31. Emphasizes personal relationships






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






33. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






34. Collective bargaining occurs between






35. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






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






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






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






39. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






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






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






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






43. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






44. Give positive satisfaction






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






46. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






47. Playing down differences among parties






48. Comprised of experts from various functions






49. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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