age 1 of 160
,age 2 of 160
WGU C483 Principles of Management OA Exam
Accommodation .......Answer.........A style of dealing with conflict
involving cooperation on behalf of the other party but not being
assertive about one's own interests
Accounting audits .......Answer.........Procedures used to verify
accounting reports and statements
Acquisition .......Answer.........One firm buying another
Activity-Based costing (ABC) .......Answer.........A method of cost
accounting designed to identify streams of activity and then to
allocate costs across particular business processes according to
the mount of time employees devote to particular activities
,age 3 of 160
Adapters .......Answer.........Companies that take the current
industry structure and its evolution as givens, and choose where
to compete.
Adverse impact .......Answer.........When a seemingly neutral
employment practice has a disproportionately negative effect
on a protected group.
Advertising support model .......Answer.........Charging fees to
advertise on a site.
affective conflict .......Answer.........Emotional disagreement
directed toward other people
affiliate model .......Answer.........Charging fees to direct site
visitors to other companies' sites
, age 4 of 160
affirmative action .......Answer.........Special efforts to recruit and
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hire qualified members of groups that have been discriminated
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against in the past.
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Alderfer's ERG theory .......Answer.........A human needs theory
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postulating that people have three basic sets of needs that can
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operate simultaneously
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arbitration .......Answer.........The use of a neutral third party to resolve
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a labor dispute.
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assessment center .......Answer.........A managerial performance test
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in which candidates participate in a variety of exercises and
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situations.
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assets .......Answer.........The values of the various items the corporation
j j j j j j j j
owns.
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,age 2 of 160
WGU C483 Principles of Management OA Exam
Accommodation .......Answer.........A style of dealing with conflict
involving cooperation on behalf of the other party but not being
assertive about one's own interests
Accounting audits .......Answer.........Procedures used to verify
accounting reports and statements
Acquisition .......Answer.........One firm buying another
Activity-Based costing (ABC) .......Answer.........A method of cost
accounting designed to identify streams of activity and then to
allocate costs across particular business processes according to
the mount of time employees devote to particular activities
,age 3 of 160
Adapters .......Answer.........Companies that take the current
industry structure and its evolution as givens, and choose where
to compete.
Adverse impact .......Answer.........When a seemingly neutral
employment practice has a disproportionately negative effect
on a protected group.
Advertising support model .......Answer.........Charging fees to
advertise on a site.
affective conflict .......Answer.........Emotional disagreement
directed toward other people
affiliate model .......Answer.........Charging fees to direct site
visitors to other companies' sites
, age 4 of 160
affirmative action .......Answer.........Special efforts to recruit and
j j j j j j
hire qualified members of groups that have been discriminated
j j j j j j j j j
against in the past.
j j j j
Alderfer's ERG theory .......Answer.........A human needs theory
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postulating that people have three basic sets of needs that can
j j j j j j j j j j j
operate simultaneously
j j
arbitration .......Answer.........The use of a neutral third party to resolve
j j j j j j j j j
a labor dispute.
j j j
assessment center .......Answer.........A managerial performance test
j j j j j
in which candidates participate in a variety of exercises and
j j j j j j j j j j
situations.
j
assets .......Answer.........The values of the various items the corporation
j j j j j j j j
owns.
j
