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CLEP Principles Of Management

Subjects : clep, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The control process used while plans are being carried out - including directing - monitoring - and fine-tuning activities as they are performed.






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






3. 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






4. Tests ending condition in middle of loop






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






6. 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






7. 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.






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


9. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong






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






11. Total fixed cost






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






13. Average Return per user






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. 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


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






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






30. Provides a means for evaluating leadership styles and then training managers to move towards an ideal style of behavior






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






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






33. Hierarchy of needs






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






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






37. 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






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


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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. Staffing means seeking the best people for key jobs throughout the entire organistaion irrespective of nationality






46. The ability to use influence to achieve results






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






48. 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






49. 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.






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