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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. Ambitious and perseverant






2. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






3. Comprised of experts from various functions






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






5. Constant change






6. It can defy unity of command.






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






8. Operate without managers






9. Coercive and reward powers






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






11. 14 principles of management






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






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






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






15. Establish an evaluation and control system






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






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






18. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






19. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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






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






22. Upholded segregation






23. Playing down differences among parties






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






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






26. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






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






28. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






29. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






30. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






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






32. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






34. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






35. Emphasizes personal relationships






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






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

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






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






40. Give positive satisfaction






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






42. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






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






44. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






45. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






46. Developed the acceptance theory of management






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






48. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






49. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






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