CLEP - Principles of Management Exam
2026 Questions and Answers
PERT system (Program Evaluation and Review Technique - Correct 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 - Correct answer-using computers and telecommunications
equipment to perform work from home or another remote location
span of control - Correct answer-The number of subordinates who report directly to
a manager
Frederick Taylor - Correct 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
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, operating plan - Correct answer-provides managment with detailed implementation
guidance based on stratgy to help with objectives
leadership grids - Correct answer-provides a means for evaluating leadership styles
and then training managers to move towards an ideal style of behavior
maslow - Correct answer-hierarchy of needs
hierarchy of needs - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct answer-groups in which the members are attached to
each other and act as one unit
transactional leadership - Correct answer-leadership based on an exchange process,
in which followers are rewarded for good performance and punished for poor
performance
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2026 Questions and Answers
PERT system (Program Evaluation and Review Technique - Correct 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 - Correct answer-using computers and telecommunications
equipment to perform work from home or another remote location
span of control - Correct answer-The number of subordinates who report directly to
a manager
Frederick Taylor - Correct 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
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVE 1
, operating plan - Correct answer-provides managment with detailed implementation
guidance based on stratgy to help with objectives
leadership grids - Correct answer-provides a means for evaluating leadership styles
and then training managers to move towards an ideal style of behavior
maslow - Correct answer-hierarchy of needs
hierarchy of needs - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct answer-groups in which the members are attached to
each other and act as one unit
transactional leadership - Correct answer-leadership based on an exchange process,
in which followers are rewarded for good performance and punished for poor
performance
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