EKG CLEP COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
TEST WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ PERT system (Program Evaluation and Review Technique.
Answer: is a model for project management designed to analyze and
represent the tasks involved in completing a given project.
PERT is a method to analyze the involved tasks in completing a given
project, especially the time needed to complete each task, and
identifying the minimum time needed to complete the total project.
◉ telecommuting. Answer: using computers and telecommunications
equipment to perform work from home or another remote location
◉ span of control. Answer: The number of subordinates who report
directly to a manager
◉ Frederick Taylor. Answer: 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
◉ operating plan. Answer: provides managment with detailed
implementation guidance based on stratgy to help with objectives
, ◉ leadership grids. Answer: provides a means for evaluating
leadership styles and then training managers to move towards an ideal
style of behavior
◉ maslow. Answer: hierarchy of needs
◉ hierarchy of needs. Answer: Maslow's idea of a pyramid of human
needs; physiological needs (ex. hunger) must first be satisfied, then
safety needs (ex. security), then belonging needs (ex. love), then
esteem needs (ex. respect), and last is self-actualization needs (ex.
achieving big goals); some motives are more compelling than others
◉ authoritarianism. Answer: 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"
◉ Cohesive Groups. Answer: groups in which the members are
attached to each other and act as one unit
◉ transactional leadership. Answer: leadership based on an exchange
process, in which followers are rewarded for good performance and
punished for poor performance
◉ transformational leadership. Answer: leadership that, enabled by a
leader's vision and inspiration, exerts significant influence
TEST WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ PERT system (Program Evaluation and Review Technique.
Answer: is a model for project management designed to analyze and
represent the tasks involved in completing a given project.
PERT is a method to analyze the involved tasks in completing a given
project, especially the time needed to complete each task, and
identifying the minimum time needed to complete the total project.
◉ telecommuting. Answer: using computers and telecommunications
equipment to perform work from home or another remote location
◉ span of control. Answer: The number of subordinates who report
directly to a manager
◉ Frederick Taylor. Answer: 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
◉ operating plan. Answer: provides managment with detailed
implementation guidance based on stratgy to help with objectives
, ◉ leadership grids. Answer: provides a means for evaluating
leadership styles and then training managers to move towards an ideal
style of behavior
◉ maslow. Answer: hierarchy of needs
◉ hierarchy of needs. Answer: Maslow's idea of a pyramid of human
needs; physiological needs (ex. hunger) must first be satisfied, then
safety needs (ex. security), then belonging needs (ex. love), then
esteem needs (ex. respect), and last is self-actualization needs (ex.
achieving big goals); some motives are more compelling than others
◉ authoritarianism. Answer: 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"
◉ Cohesive Groups. Answer: groups in which the members are
attached to each other and act as one unit
◉ transactional leadership. Answer: leadership based on an exchange
process, in which followers are rewarded for good performance and
punished for poor performance
◉ transformational leadership. Answer: leadership that, enabled by a
leader's vision and inspiration, exerts significant influence
