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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. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






2. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






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






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






5. Comprised of experts from various functions






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






7. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






8. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






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






10. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






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






12. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






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






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






15. Structure with a number of channels






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






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






18. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






19. Father of scientific management






20. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






21. 14 principles of management






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






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






24. Give positive satisfaction






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






26. Coercive and reward powers






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






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






29. Developed the acceptance theory of management






30. Constant change






31. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






33. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






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






35. Establish an evaluation and control system






36. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






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






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






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






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






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






42. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






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






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






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






46. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






47. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






48. Ambitious and perseverant






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






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