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






2. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






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






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






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






6. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






7. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






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






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






10. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






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






12. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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

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






15. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






16. Working toward steady continuous improvement






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






18. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






19. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






20. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






21. 14 principles of management






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






23. Playing down differences among parties






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






25. Job enlargement






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






27. Low-level concern with both people and production






28. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






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






30. Comprised of experts from various functions






31. Establish an evaluation and control system






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






33. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






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






36. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






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






38. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






39. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






40. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






41. Emphasizes personal relationships






42. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






43. Ambitious and perseverant






44. Give positive satisfaction






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






46. Operate without managers






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






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






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






50. Developed the acceptance theory of management