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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. Working toward steady continuous improvement






2. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






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






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






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






6. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






7. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






8. Developed the acceptance theory of management






9. Coercive and reward powers






10. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






11. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






12. Give positive satisfaction






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






14. Low-level concern with both people and production






15. Upholded segregation






16. Father of scientific management






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






18. Emphasizes personal relationships






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






20. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






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






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






23. Informational - interpersonal - and decisional






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






25. Structure with a number of channels






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






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






28. Comprised of experts from various functions






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






30. It can defy unity of command.






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






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






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






34. Collective bargaining occurs between






35. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






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






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






39. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






40. Operate without managers






41. Decisions are more consistent from manager to manager






42. Framework for the hierarchy of an organization






43. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






45. Establish an evaluation and control system






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






47. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






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






49. Constant change






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