Course Overview

The Principles of Management CLEP exam covers the material that would generally be taught in an undergraduate introductory course on management. InstantCert's course for this subject helps you to gain an intimate familiarity with the terminology, concepts, and theories required to achieve a passing score on the exam.

Topics Covered in This Course

Organization and Human Resources

Personnel administration
Human relations and motivation
Training and development
Performance appraisal
Organizational development
Legal concerns
Workforce diversity
Recruiting and selecting
Compensation and benefits
Collective bargaining

Operational Aspects of Management

Operations planning and control
Work scheduling
Quality management (e.g., TQM)
Information processing and management
Strategic planning and analysis
Productivity

Functional Aspects of Management

Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Authority
Decision making
Organization charts
Leadership
Organizational structure
Budgeting
Problem solving
Group dynamics and team functions
Conflict resolution
Communication
Historical aspects

Contemporary Issues

Social responsibilities of business
Ethics
Systems
Government regulation
Management theories and theorists
Creativity and innovation

Customer Test Results for the Management CLEP

379 users submitted test results since January, 2009
371 of those users reported a passing score (98%)


The following are a sample of the test results submitted by members who’ve taken the Principles of Management CLEP exam after using InstantCert’s study program. These are unfiltered, unedited results and this list is automatically updated to show the ten most recent results:

January 25, 2012 User  passed with a score of 55 out of 80
January 19, 2012 User  passed with a score of 62 out of 80
January 19, 2012 User  failed with a score of 40 out of 80
January 18, 2012 User  passed with a score of 65 out of 80
January 17, 2012 User  failed with a score of 49 out of 80
January 12, 2012 User  passed with a score of 68 out of 80
January 1, 2012 User  passed with a score of 67 out of 80
December 28, 2011 User  passed with a score of 70 out of 80
December 22, 2011 User  passed with a score of 63 out of 80
December 22, 2011 User  passed with a score of 71 out of 80

Free Sample Of Management CLEP Questions

Get a taste of the InstantCert study experience with five actual flashcards pulled from our database. Remember, you're not expected to know anything about the subject beforehand. Just read the question, think about what the answer might be (typing it is optional), and then click "Continue" when you're ready to see the answer and explanation.

Question 1 of 5

Management is a process and consists of the following functions: planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and ____________.


Your Answer:  

Related Exams with Overlapping Subject Matter

The following exams have a significant amount of overlap with the Principles of Management exam, so you should consider taking them back-to-back or studying for them at the same time: