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CLEP Principles Of Management

Subjects : clep, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Uses natives of the host country to manage operations within their country and parent-country natives to manage at headquarters.






2. The control process used while plans are being carried out - including directing - monitoring - and fine-tuning activities as they are performed.






3. Alderfer proposed that motivation is a function of three basic needs (listed from lowest to highest): existence needs (the desire for physiological and materialistic well-being) - relatedness needs (the desire to have meaningful relationships with si

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






5. People's expectations or beliefs determine their behavior and performance - thus serving to make their expectations come true. also... living up to or down to another's expectations of us... 'self fulfilling prophecy'






6. The value or importance an individual places on a reward






7. The tendency to assign internal attributes to successes and external factors to failures.






8. Total fixed cost






9. Fundamental values of right and wrong






10. American mechanical engineer - who wanted to improve industrial efficiency. He is known as the father of scientific management - and was one of the first management consultants






11. Using computers and telecommunications equipment to perform work from home or another remote location






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. The management function that determines how the firm's human - financial - physical - informational - and technical resources are arranged and coordinated to perform tasks to achieve desired goals.






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






19. Assumes that the manager will operate an make decisions based on the best economic interest of the company






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

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21. 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.






22. A technique that seeks to alter the nature of the work done in a business function - with the objective of radically improving performance.






23. A plan that provides benefits for a limited amount of time - usually 6 months or less






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






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






26. 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.






27. Planning - Controlling - Leading - Organizing






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

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29. Adj. using threats or orders to make someone do something - the capacity to punish or withhold positive outcomes as a means of influencing other people






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






31. Management dealing primarily with the organizing and leading core management functions. Specifically - it has contributed to the ideas of division of labor - standard procedures and work flows - idea of providing incentives for performance on the job






32. Average Return per user






33. This cluster includes behaviors such as showing mutual trust and respect for subordinates - demonstrating a genuine concern for their needs - and having a desire to look out for their welfare. Leaders with a strong this style listen to employees sugg






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






35. Temporary allocation of personnel and resources for the accomplishment of a specific objective






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






37. The management function that assesses the management environment to set future objectives and map out activities necessary to achieve those objectives - and To be effective - the objectives of individuals - teams - and management should be coordinate






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






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






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






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






42. Maslow's idea of a pyramid of human needs; physiological needs (ex. hunger) must first be satisfied - then safety needs (ex. security) - then belonging needs (ex. love) - then esteem needs (ex. respect) - and last is self-actualization needs (ex. ach






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






44. The ability to use influence to achieve results






45. 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.






46. Links production rate to demand - keeps any step from producing too much inventory - refills needed parts at every stage to minimize waste time - used in time production of multi-step process to keep each step producing proper quantity in time frame






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






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






49. 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






50. A theory that states that people will be motivated to the extent to which they believe that their efforts will lead to good performance - that good performance will be rewarded - and that they will be offered attractive rewards