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






2. Establish an evaluation and control system






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






4. Composed employees number of hierarchical levels






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






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






7. Comprised of experts from various functions






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






9. Father of scientific management






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






11. Can respond quickly to the latest trends.






12. Extend authority to the lowest possible levels.






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






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






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






16. 14 principles of management






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






18. Low-level concern with both people and production






19. Constant change






20. Coercive and reward powers






21. Emphasizes an institutional or group focus.






22. Emphasizes personal relationships






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






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






25. Focuses on the human-based elements of work






26. Creativity - direction - delegation -control - collaboration






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






28. Operate without managers






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






30. Concentrates authority in the upper levels.






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






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






33. Ensures protection for corporate whistle-blowers






34. Upholded segregation






35. Ambitious and perseverant






36. Job enlargement






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






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






39. Includes an employee's salary and benefits






40. Increased productivity - Dont deal with other departments much






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






42. Developed the acceptance theory of management






43. Canada - Mexico - and the United States






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






45. Declared racial segregation unconstitutional






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






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






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






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






50. Provides the employee with increased authority and responsibility