Principles of Management CLEP Exam 2023/2024

Which of the following words is NOT a step in the management process? (A) Planning (B) Leading (C) Producing (D) Controlling (E) Organizing Correct Answer-(C) Producing The management process that involves motivating people to work hard to reach organizational goals is: (A) Planning (B) Leading (C) Controlling (D) Developing (E) Organizing Correct Answer-(B) Leading Frederick Taylor is considered a pioneer in the school of management referred to as the (A) management process school (B) empirical school (C) scientific management school (D) behaviorist school (E) social system school Correct Answer-C) scientific management school Who among the following was important in the scientific management field for promoting motion studies? (A) Max Weber (B) Henri Fayol (C) Abraham Maslow (D) Frank and Lillian Gilbreth (E) Henry Ford Correct Answer-(D) Frank and Lillian Gilbreth The manager most famous for developing the earliest model of management functions, which led to the modern POLC model we use today is: (A) Robert Decker (B) Henri Fayol (C) Abraham Maslow (D) Henry Ford (E) Peter Drucker Correct Answer-(B) Henri Fayol Which of the following best describes managerial ethics? (A) It is the social obligation that the individual manager has to fulfill. (B) It is a statement of the social responsibility of the organization. (C) It is the standard of conduct that guides a person's decisions and behavior. (D) It is the mission statement of the organization. (E) It is a behavior that conforms to legal principles of justice. Correct Answer-(C) It is the standard of conduct that guides a person's decisions and behavior. A manager decides to lay off 10 percent of the workforce and justifies the action by noting that 90 percent still have jobs and the company will remain solvent. This manager has utilized which of the following views of ethics? (A) Rights view of ethics (B) Theory of justice view of ethics (C) Integrative social contracts view of ethics (D) Utilitarian view of ethics (E) Golden rule view of ethics Correct Answer-(D) Utilitarian view of ethics