Module 3 Flashcards

1
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The ratio of income earned on the investment to the investment made to earn that income. [CMA]

A

Return Of Investment (ROI)

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The study of human behavior at work, such as motivation, conflict, and group dynamics, as a way to improve productivity.

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Behavioral Approach to Management

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3
Q

The phenomenon that individuals that are being experimentally measured modify their behavior simply because they are being measured.

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Hawthorne Effect

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4
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A change that is initiated within the lower levels of an organization and are pushed up to organization leaders.

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Bottom-up change

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5
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A set of measures that an organization uses to gauge performance against strategic and operational goals.

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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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6
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The principles or practice of Frederick Taylor’s management theory based on time-and-motion studies to eliminate wasted movements and improve labor productivity.

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Scientific Management

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A change initiated or conceived by the leaders in an organization and flows down through the hierarchy to the lower levels of the organization.

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Top-down change

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