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DSST Principles Of Supervision
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DSST Principles Of Supervision
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1. The cognitive ability to see the organization as a whole and the relationships among its parts

2. Are also called senior management or executives. These individuals are at the top one or two levels in an organization - and hold titles such as: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Chief Operational Officer (COO) - Chief

3. Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals.

4. Role of finding facts and giving advice or opinions in an organization

5. Thinking and behavior directed toward attaining a goal that is not readily available

6. The power to hold people accountable for their actions and to make decisions concerning the use of organizational resources

7. Are you married - do you have children - how old are you - did you graduate - have you been arrested - how much do you weigh - what country are you from - are you U.S. citizen - are you handicapped - whats native language?

8. Managing conflict by giving up part of what you want - to provide at least some satisfaction for both parties

9. Planned operations in non financial terms

10. Normal reaction when conflict occurs: tendency to approach or engage in conflict; one actively discusses issues and engages in conflict situations; when disagreements occur the confronter wants to get all issues on the table ASAP (part of competition

11. Groups that are determined by the organization chart and composed of individuals who report directly to a given manager.

12. Created by the organization to accomplish specific goals within an unspecified time frame

13. He suggested that the (appraisal) process is so inherently flawed that it may be impossible to perfect it

14. Wrote that accomplishment specification is the only logical way to define performance requirements. Accomplishments are the best starting points for developing performance standards. In addition - accomplishments are the best tools for the developmen

15. Understanding information and reaching a conclusion to solve problems.

16. A future oriented approach and is developmental in nature; recognizes employees as individuals and focuses on their development

17. The arrangement of jobs and the relationships among the jobs in an organization.

18. Show the hierarchical structure and relationships within an organization.

19. Plan describes how the company will organize the work that needs to be accomplished. Kurt Lewin is father of this.

20. A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers.

21. Uncertainty about what the organization expects from the employee in terms of what to do or how to do it

22. Managers who supervise operatives (also known as first-line managers or supervisors).

23. Father of scientific management

24. Sources and uses for cash

25. Agreements amoung geographically proximate countries to reduce/remove tariff and non-tariff barriers to free flow of goods - services - factors of production