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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. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






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






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






4. Low-level concern with both people and production






5. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






6. Comprised of experts from various functions






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






8. Collective bargaining occurs between






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






10. Job enlargement






11. Constant change






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






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






14. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






15. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






16. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






17. Upholded segregation






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






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






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






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






22. Ambitious and perseverant






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






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






25. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






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






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






29. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






30. Playing down differences among parties






31. Example of an intrinsic reward






32. Father of scientific management






33. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






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






35. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






36. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






38. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






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






40. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






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






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






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






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






45. 14 principles of management






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






47. Developed the acceptance theory of management






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






49. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






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