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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. Low-level concern with both people and production






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






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






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






5. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






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






7. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






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






10. Playing down differences among parties






11. Constant change






12. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






13. Give positive satisfaction






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






15. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






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






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






18. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






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






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






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






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






24. Coercive and reward powers






25. Establish an evaluation and control system






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






27. Father of scientific management






28. Ambitious and perseverant






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






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






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






32. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






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






34. It can defy unity of command.






35. Emphasizes personal relationships






36. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






37. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






38. Structure with a number of channels






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






40. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






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

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42. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






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






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






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






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






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






48. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






49. Job enlargement






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