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C483 – Principles of Management | 100+ Verified Exam Q&A | Strategy, HR, Quality, Control Systems | Western Governors University 2025/2026

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This document presents 100+ expertly organized exam questions and correct answers for C483: Principles of Management at Western Governors University (WGU), specifically tailored for the 2025/2026 academic year. The material is structured to assist students preparing for performance assessments, competency-based exams, and objective tests by covering the full range of WGU's business management curriculum. Topics include: • Strategic planning and implementation: SWOT analysis, core competencies, value chain, corporate strategies (e.g., diversification, vertical integration) • Decision-making and planning processes, including formal planning steps and the strategic management cycle • Management levels and roles: operational, tactical, and strategic planning horizons • Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, ISO 9001, and Deming’s 14 Points • Entrepreneurship and innovation: entrepreneurial traits, funding sources, and strategy matrix • Human Resource Management: job analysis, HR laws (ADA, Title VII, Equal Pay Act), job design models • Conflict management and resolution: conflict types, styles, and process stages • Organizational structure and change: bureaucracy, decentralization, functional vs. network organizations • Control systems: feedforward, concurrent, and feedback control, plus clan control Each question is immediately followed by its correct answer, often with concise definitions or real-world examples. The layout supports fast recall, flashcard-style learning, and detailed exam simulation, making it ideal for: • WGU students enrolled in C483 • Business, MBA, and management learners completing general education or capstone courses • Students preparing for competency exams and objective assessments • Tutors and instructors needing prebuilt Q&A resources for review or mock tests Keywords: C483, WGU, principles of management, strategic planning, HR laws, Six Sigma, TQM, decision making, Porter's strategy, entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, organizational structure, conflict resolution, job analysis, clan control, feedback control, business exam prep, quality assurance, performance standards, C-level strategy

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C483 WGU 2025/2026 Exam Questions
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Similarity between Decision making & Planning Situational Analysis? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔They both move in a cycle.


Triple Bottom Line - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔people, planet, profit (economic,

societal, environmental)


Strategic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Managerial Level : Top- Generic - 3-7 years to

plan


Tactical - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Managerial level : Middle 1-2 years to plan


Operational - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Managerial Level : Frontline - Specific Plans

& Procedures - ess than a year to plan

,Decision making Stages - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Identify and diagnose the

problem

2. Generate alternative solutions

3. Evaluate alternatives

4. Make the choice

5. Implement the decision

6. Evaluate the decision


Specific Formal Planning Steps - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Situational Analysis


2. Alternative Goals and Plans

3. Goal and Plan Evaluation

4. Goal and Plan Selection

5. Implementation

6. Monitor and Control


Strategic Management - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a process that involves managers

from all parts of the organization in the formulation and the implementation

of strategies and strategic goals

, Strategic Management Process - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The full set of

commitments, decisions, and actions required for a firm to achieve strategic

competitiveness and earn above-average returns.


Business strategies - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔low cost and differentiation


Low Cost - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Focuses on delivering no-frills basics with low

prices that are hard to match; cost is the basis for competition.


Differentiation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Focuses on offering what your competition

cant - BE UNIQUE


core competencies (internal) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔unique strengths, embedded

deep within a firm, that are critical to gaining and sustaining competitive

advantage


Benchmarking (external) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔assessing how well one

companies basic foundations and skills compare with those of another

company


Corporate Strategies - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Concentration, Concentric

Diversification, Conflomerate Diversification, Backward Vertical Integration




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