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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. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






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






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






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






5. Emphasizes personal relationships






6. Establish an evaluation and control system






7. Constant change






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






9. Structure with a number of channels






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






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






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






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






14. Comprised of experts from various functions






15. Shows a complete picture of several alternative decision paths






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






17. Playing down differences among parties






18. Increase productivity and efficiency by reengineering work processes






19. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






21. Ambitious and perseverant






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






23. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






24. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






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






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






28. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






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






30. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






31. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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






33. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






34. 14 principles of management






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






36. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






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






38. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






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






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






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






42. Collective bargaining occurs between






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






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






45. Give positive satisfaction






46. Low-level concern with both people and production






47. Developed the acceptance theory of management






48. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






49. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






50. Operate without managers