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DSST Principles Of Supervision

Subjects : dsst, business-skills, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Management process of guiding and motivating employees to meet an organization's objectives






2. Planned operations in non financial terms






3. Wrote that accomplishment specification is the only logical way to define performance requirements. Accomplishments are the best starting points for developing performance standards. In addition - accomplishments are the best tools for the developmen






4. Managing conflict by giving up part of what you want - to provide at least some satisfaction for both parties






5. Plan describes how the company will organize the work that needs to be accomplished. Kurt Lewin is father of this.






6. Minimizing differences and emphasizing common interests; unassertive and cooperative






7. Stable pattern of relationships that maintain the group and help it achieve goal - roles - and norms






8. Calls for five disciplines in the learning organization: System Thinking - Personal Mastery - Mental Models - Shared Vision - Team Learning






9. The process used to accomplish organizational goals through planning - organizing - leading - and controlling people and other organizational resources






10. General expectations of a demand nature regarding acceptable group behavior






11. A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers.






12. Are you married - do you have children - how old are you - did you graduate - have you been arrested - how much do you weigh - what country are you from - are you U.S. citizen - are you handicapped - whats native language?






13. Payment for work done






14. Implemented by Fredrick W. Taylor - scientific management to reduce waste - was resented by many although he brought concrete improvements of productivity






15. Father of scientific management






16. An informal group composed of employees who enjoy one another's company and socialize with one another.






17. Role of finding facts and giving advice or opinions in an organization






18. Also called secondary groups; groups formed for the purpose of completing tasks - such as solving problems or making decisions






19. Patterns of behavior that help the group develop and maintain good member relationships - group cohesiveness and effective levels of conflict






20. Thinking and behavior directed toward attaining a goal that is not readily available






21. The cognitive ability to see the organization as a whole and the relationships among its parts






22. The set of global forces and conditions that operate beyond an organization's boundaries but affect a manager's ability to acquire and utilize resources






23. Sees appraisal as the most crucial aspect of organizational life.






24. The ability to understand others at work and to use that knowledge to influence others to act in ways that enhance one's personal or organizational objectives.






25. The power to hold people accountable for their actions and to make decisions concerning the use of organizational resources






26. Created Theory of Motivation-Hygiene/Two Factor Theory of Job Satisfaction: Noted that there is a difference between just being satisfied and being motivated






27. The arrangement of jobs and the relationships among the jobs in an organization.






28. Evaluation of training program conducted after program has been implemented in order to assess outcomes






29. To reduce limits on trade - countries band together to have free trade amongst themselves






30. Maslow's pyramid of human needs. At the bottom are the most important things life food and physiological needs - then at the top are psychological needs. Basically - you have to satisfy your primordial needs first like eating and drinking - then you






31. Uncertainty about what the organization expects from the employee in terms of what to do or how to do it






32. -The process of determining staffing needs - predicting turnover and vacancies - and identifying and recruiting potential replacements to maintain the staffing levels required to meet program objectives






33. The ability to influence individuals or groups to achieve organizational goals






34. (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)






35. Sources and uses for cash






36. Contract law in which employee agrees not to leave employer for a # of years (1-3) to work at a similar/competing company






37. Normal reaction when conflict occurs: tendency to approach or engage in conflict; one actively discusses issues and engages in conflict situations; when disagreements occur the confronter wants to get all issues on the table ASAP (part of competition






38. A summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them






39. Created by the organization to accomplish specific goals within an unspecified time frame






40. Managers who supervise operatives (also known as first-line managers or supervisors).






41. Agreements amoung geographically proximate countries to reduce/remove tariff and non-tariff barriers to free flow of goods - services - factors of production






42. He suggested that the (appraisal) process is so inherently flawed that it may be impossible to perfect it






43. Are also called senior management or executives. These individuals are at the top one or two levels in an organization - and hold titles such as: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Chief Operational Officer (COO) - Chief






44. Training in which teams get an actual problem - work on solving it and commit to an action plan - and are accountable for carrying it out






45. A management function that involves establishing clear standards to determine whether or not an organization is progressing toward its goals and objectives - rewarding people for doing a good job - and taking corrective action if they are not






46. Groups that are determined by the organization chart and composed of individuals who report directly to a given manager.






47. Show the hierarchical structure and relationships within an organization.






48. Managers who are neither executives nor first-level supervisors - but who serve as a link between the two groups.






49. Prevent the group from functioning effectively because they attack other group members or divert the groups attention






50. Divided manager's job into three types: interpersonal - informational - decisional