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CLEP Intro To Management

Subjects : clep, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






2. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






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






4. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






5. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






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






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






8. Father of scientific management






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






10. Structure with a number of channels






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






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






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






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






15. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






16. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






17. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






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






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






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






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






23. Low-level concern with both people and production






24. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






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






26. It can defy unity of command.






27. Example of an intrinsic reward






28. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






29. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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

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






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






33. Constant change






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






35. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






36. Emphasizes personal relationships






37. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






38. Give positive satisfaction






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






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






41. Playing down differences among parties






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






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






44. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






45. Job enlargement






46. Establish an evaluation and control system






47. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






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






49. Working toward steady continuous improvement






50. Collective bargaining occurs between