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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. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






2. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






4. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






5. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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






7. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






8. Ambitious and perseverant






9. Emphasizes personal relationships






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






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






12. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






13. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






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






15. Constant change






16. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






17. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






18. Structure with a number of channels






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






20. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






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






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






23. Upholded segregation






24. Give positive satisfaction






25. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






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






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






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






29. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






30. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






31. Low-level concern with both people and production






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






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


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






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






36. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






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






38. 14 principles of management






39. Example of an intrinsic reward






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






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






42. Job enlargement






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






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






45. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






46. Operate without managers






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






48. Father of scientific management






49. Collective bargaining occurs between






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