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CLEP Principles Of 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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Staffing means seeking the best people for key jobs throughout the entire organistaion irrespective of nationality






2. A simple bar chart that depicts project tasks against a calendar






3. 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'






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






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






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






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






8. Forming - Storming - Norming - Performing






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. (n.) - the spirit of the time - Leaders are born into the times where they will be effective






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






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






17. Tests ending condition in middle of loop






18. 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.






19. Average Return per user






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






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






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






23. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






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






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






26. Motivation has two factors: satisfiers and dis-satisfiers.


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






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






29. Hierarchy of needs






30. Fundamental values of right and wrong






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






43. 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






44. A paradox in which a group of people collectively decide on a course of action that is counter to the preferences of any of the individuals in the group






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






46. The management function that measures performance - compares it to objectives - implements necessary changes - and monitors progress






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






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






49. 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






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