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CLEP Principles Of Management

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






2. 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






3. Forming - Storming - Norming - Performing






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






5. Fundamental values of right and wrong






6. Tests ending condition in middle of loop






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






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






9. A form of social control characterized by strict obedience to the authority of a state or organization - often maintaining and enforcing control through use of oppressive force. 'The Ends Justify the Means'






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






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






12. 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






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






14. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






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






16. 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






17. Planning - Controlling - Leading - Organizing






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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

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






33. 1) Awareness of need for a decision. 2) Formulation of the problem. 3) Diagnosis and information gathering. 4) Generation of alternatives. 5) Evaluation of alternatives and selection of best option. 6) Implementation of solution. 7) Feedback and eval






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






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






36. The number of subordinates who report directly to a manager






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Average Return per user






44. 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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45. 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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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.







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