Exam 14: Jobs and the Design of Work

Pete thinks that work is something that provides him with joy and positive feelings and is not compulsive. In the context of the six patterns people follow in defining work, Pete follows _____.

In the context of the job characteristics theory, _____, a core job dimension, stimulates a critical psychological state that is the degree to which an employee experiences a job as one that is generally meaningful, valuable, and worthwhile.

Scientific management, an approach to work design, emphasizes:

Which of the following statements is true of scientific management?

Job rotation involves increasing the number of activities in a job.

Which of the following statements is true of job rotation?

What is the job characteristics theory?

The _____ of job design emphasizes the interpersonal aspects of work design.

In the context of adjusting work design parameters, which of the following methods can be used to reduce uncertainty?

Which of the following statements is true of the Japanese approach to job design?

Compare a technocentric approach to job design with an anthropocentric approach to job design.

In the context of the job characteristics theory, the degree to which an employee experiences a job as one that is generally meaningful, valuable, and worthwhile is stimulated by the variety of skills required to complete a task.

In the context of the job characteristics theory, _____, a core job dimension, stimulates a critical psychological state that is the degree to which an employee feels personally accountable and responsible for the results of the work he or she does.

_____ is when employees work at home or in other locations geographically separate from their company's main location.

Which of the following statements is true of job enrichment?

According to an international study involving the Work Value Scales (WVS), the two common basic work dimensions across cultures are:

Briefly explain the six patterns people follow in defining work.

_____ is the standardization and the narrow, explicit specification of task activities for workers.

Which of the following statements is true of the perceptual/motor approach to job design?

In the context of ergonomics and interdisciplinary framework in job design, which of the following is most likely a negative outcome associated with the mechanistic approach to job design?