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CLEP Principles Of Management

Subjects : clep, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A decision-making method that begins and ends by having group members quietly write down and evaluate ideas to be shared with the group. This ensures weaker voices have a chance to speak.






2. Degree to which decision-making authority is given to lower levels in an organization's hierarchy






3. Provides managment with detailed implementation guidance based on stratgy to help with objectives






4. There are no predefined criteria or priorities. Instead they are set by the group when making the decision






5. Planning - Controlling - Leading - Organizing






6. The management function that energizes people to contribute their best individually and in cooperation with other people






7. Uses natives of the host country to manage operations within their country and parent-country natives to manage at headquarters.






8. To bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable






9. Management encompassing everything in the value chain starting with the company's suppliers of RAW Materials and ending with the customer herself and her experiences.






10. Forming - Storming - Norming - Performing






11. The tendency for observers - when analyzing another's behavior - to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition






12. An approach that fills key managerial positions abroad with persons from headquarters- that is - with parent-country nationals (PCNs); used at internationalization stage






13. Different people have different needs based on their early childhood experiences.

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14. Holder's ability to give something of value - like $ - responisbility - or praise; Ex: boss - teachers - etc.






15. Is a model for project management designed to analyze and represent the tasks involved in completing a given project. A method to analyze the involved tasks in completing a given project - especially the time needed to complete each task - and identi






16. Power derived through one's position - such as a police officer or elected official.






17. Implements general plan and guides development in a localized area; addresses geographical area with in general plan area






18. The behavioral tendencies and personal characteristics of the leader that create an exceptionally strong relationship between them and their followers






19. The process of comparing a practice or process to an alternate - existing practice or process in order to gain insights and make improvements






20. A one-time plan specifically designed to meet the needs of a unique situation. 'visit of official'






21. Plan reflecting decisions about resource allocations - company priorities - and steps needed to meet strategic goals. LONG TERM GOALS






22. Leadership based on an exchange process - in which followers are rewarded for good performance and punished for poor performance






23. Group performance is dependent upon the interaction between leadership style and situational favorableness

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24. Power derived through advanced knowledge or experience in a particular subject.






25. Groups in which the members are attached to each other and act as one unit






26. When a company or organization does the bare minimum required to meet a requirement or responsibility






27. 1.Latent - parties don't know the conflict exists 2.Perceived - reacting calmly and seeking to understand the situation 3.Felt 4.Manifest 5.Conflict aftermath






28. Provides the right people to fill the structure designed by the organizing function. human resources (personnel) mgmt






29. Average Return per user






30. An informal - person-to-person communication network of employees that is not officially sanctioned by the organization






31. A plan that deals with organizational issues and problems that recur frequently. 'sexual harassment policy'






32. Leadership that - enabled by a leader's vision and inspiration - exerts significant influence






33. Assumes that workers are basically lazy - error-prone - and extrinsically motivated by money - and should be directed from above.






34. Assure that organizational processes are acting as intended. Additionally - the control system will help create a system that limits waste to organizational resources.






35. When a company or organization chooses to do more than required to meet a requirement or responsibility and perhaps even becoming an industry leader in that area.






36. The phenomenon that people often pay the most attention to things they already agree with and interpret them according to their own predispositions






37. When a company or organization responds to a requirement or responsibility by fighting against it.






38. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else






39. Determined by factoring the machine set up costs as well as the cost of operating the production equipment.






40. Assumes that managers will not search for the optimal solution to an issue - but will instead settle for the first available solution that meets their needs.






41. A mechanism for gathering information about performance deficiencies after they occur






42. Someone does not have 'official' authority but is recognized as a leader by the group






43. Integrates all departments and functions throughout an organization into a single IT system so that employees can make decisions by viewing enterprisewide information on all business operations






44. Assumes that - given challenge and freedom - workers are motivated to achieve self-esteem and to demonstrate their competence and creativity.






45. Motivates one person to communicate with another - Power given to an individual due to respect and/or desire to be similar to that individual.






46. Hierarchy of needs






47. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






48. Control that allows managers to anticipate problems before they arise






49. 1. Expectancy: Effort ? Performance (E?P) belief that one's effort (E) will result in attainment of desired performance (P) goals 2. Instrumentality: Performance ? Outcome (P?O)belief that a person will receive a reward if the performance expectation






50. A series of studies conducted by Elton Mayo and his Harvard colleagues at the Western Electric Company's Hawthorne plant in Illinois; tested workers' productivity under different levels of lighting; tested whether temperature - humidity - etc. would