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CLEP Intro To Management

Subjects : clep, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Code of organizational conduct that reflects the overall values and principles of a business






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






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






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






5. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






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






7. Playing down differences among parties






8. 14 principles of management






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






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






11. Emphasizes personal relationships






12. Constant change






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






14. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






15. Ambitious and perseverant






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






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






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






19. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






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






21. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






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






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






24. Developed the acceptance theory of management






25. A demonstration of high quality maintenance






26. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






27. Collective bargaining occurs between






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






29. Comprised of experts from various functions






30. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






31. Job enlargement






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






33. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






34. Most efficient way of bringing about improvement in quality






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






36. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






38. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






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






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






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






42. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






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






44. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






45. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






46. Structure with a number of channels






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






48. Operate without managers






49. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility






50. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels