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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. It can defy unity of command.






2. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






3. Working toward steady continuous improvement






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






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






6. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






7. Give positive satisfaction






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






9. Comprised of experts from various functions






10. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






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






12. Operate without managers






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






14. Low-level concern with both people and production






15. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






23. Ambitious and perseverant






24. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






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






26. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






27. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






28. Playing down differences among parties






29. Structure with a number of channels






30. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






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






32. Upholded segregation






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






34. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






35. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






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






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






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






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






40. Emphasizes personal relationships






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






42. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






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






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






45. Establish an evaluation and control system






46. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






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






48. Coercive and reward powers






49. Father of scientific management






50. 14 principles of management