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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. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






2. It can defy unity of command.






3. Emphasizes personal relationships






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






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






6. Job enlargement






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






8. Establish an evaluation and control system






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






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






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






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






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






14. Developed the acceptance theory of management






15. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






16. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






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






18. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






19. Upholded segregation






20. Coercive and reward powers






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






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






23. Ambitious and perseverant






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






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






26. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






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






28. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






29. Comprised of experts from various functions






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






31. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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


33. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






34. Constant change






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






36. Structure with a number of channels






37. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






38. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






39. Father of scientific management






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






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






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






43. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






44. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






45. Working toward steady continuous improvement






46. Give positive satisfaction






47. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






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






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






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