Question 1

Which of the following statements best reflects an international view of job design?

Accepted Answer

A) The biological approach appears to be the most common approach. 
B) The job enrichment approach has been applied the most in international cultures. 
C) Each country's perspective is forged within its unique cultural and economic system and is distinct from others. 
D) Asian and Western approaches are very different but within each area there are marked similarities. 
A) The biological approach appears to be the most common approach. 
B) The job enrichment approach has been applied the most in international cultures. 
C) Each country's perspective is forged within its unique cultural and economic system and is distinct from others. 
D) Asian and Western approaches are very different but within each area there are marked similarities.

Question 2

If you were to redesign jobs to increase the health and well-being of your workforce, which of the following set of job characteristics would be the most beneficial?

Accepted Answer

A) increase worker control, job enlargement, and job enrichment 
B) reduce worker uncertainty, increase worker control, and job enlargement 
C) reduce worker uncertainty, increase worker control, and manage conflict 
D) increase pay, reduce worker uncertainty, and job enlargement 
A) increase worker control, job enlargement, and job enrichment 
B) reduce worker uncertainty, increase worker control, and job enlargement 
C) reduce worker uncertainty, increase worker control, and manage conflict 
D) increase pay, reduce worker uncertainty, and job enlargement

Question 3

Job sharing is a much sought after family-friendly benefit by employees who are juggling work and family life. Julie Levine and Julie Rocco are top design engineers for Ford. Both women had pregnancies and also were interested in advancing their careers and yet each wanted time for their new roles as mothers. In order for job sharing to be successful, which of the following characteristics were necessary?

Accepted Answer

A) The right chemistry between both women. 
B) The same work ethic. 
C) Trust. 
D) All of the above. 
A) The right chemistry between both women. 
B) The same work ethic. 
C) Trust. 
D) All of the above.

Question 4

Jobs in an assembly line manufacturing operation are highly interdependent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Ergonomics is used in the _____ approach to job designs.

Accepted Answer

A) biological 
B) mechanistic 
C) perceptual/motor 
D) All of the above 
A) biological 
B) mechanistic 
C) perceptual/motor 
D) All of the above

Question 6

The anthropocentric job design approach places:

Accepted Answer

A) engineering considerations first in specifying job tasks 
B) emphasis on union-management cooperation in designing jobs 
C) emphasis on individual worker skills 
D) human considerations at the center of job design decision 
A) engineering considerations first in specifying job tasks 
B) emphasis on union-management cooperation in designing jobs 
C) emphasis on individual worker skills 
D) human considerations at the center of job design decision

Question 7

The Job Characteristics Model may have only short-term success unless:

Accepted Answer

A) the moderating variable of growth need strength is controlled for 
B) skill variety is constantly implemented 
C) all five factors of the model are considered 
D) rewards are strongly tied to the behavior expected with redesigned jobs 
A) the moderating variable of growth need strength is controlled for 
B) skill variety is constantly implemented 
C) all five factors of the model are considered 
D) rewards are strongly tied to the behavior expected with redesigned jobs

Question 8

Match the following:
-Job Sharing

Accepted Answer

A) Working at home or from a remote location through a data/communication system. 
B) Scheduling 40 hours of work in less than five days. 
C) Core work time with variable start and quit time. 
D) Two persons working less than full time in the same job but at different times. 
E) Job restudy and analysis for purposes of engineering job modification. 
A) Working at home or from a remote location through a data/communication system. 
B) Scheduling 40 hours of work in less than five days. 
C) Core work time with variable start and quit time. 
D) Two persons working less than full time in the same job but at different times. 
E) Job restudy and analysis for purposes of engineering job modification.

Question 9

The use of bulletin boards may be a source of technostress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Job rotation and cross-training are variations of job enrichment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Job enlargement was developed to overcome the problem of:

Accepted Answer

A) complexity associated with job enrichment 
B) job ambiguity associated with the Job Characteristics Model 
C) boredom associated with scientific management's approach to jobs 
D) motivation associated with a lack of job rotation 
A) complexity associated with job enrichment 
B) job ambiguity associated with the Job Characteristics Model 
C) boredom associated with scientific management's approach to jobs 
D) motivation associated with a lack of job rotation

Question 12

The anthropocentric approach places human considerations at the center of job design decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Lower job satisfaction, motivation, and higher absenteeism will be negative outcomes that should be anticipated with which one of the following interdisciplinary approaches to job design?

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual/motor approach 
B) biological approach 
C) motivational approach 
D) mechanistic approach 
A) perceptual/motor approach 
B) biological approach 
C) motivational approach 
D) mechanistic approach

Question 14

Match the following:
-Job Redesign

Accepted Answer

A) Working at home or from a remote location through a data/communication system. 
B) Scheduling 40 hours of work in less than five days. 
C) Core work time with variable start and quit time. 
D) Two persons working less than full time in the same job but at different times. 
E) Job restudy and analysis for purposes of engineering job modification. 
A) Working at home or from a remote location through a data/communication system. 
B) Scheduling 40 hours of work in less than five days. 
C) Core work time with variable start and quit time. 
D) Two persons working less than full time in the same job but at different times. 
E) Job restudy and analysis for purposes of engineering job modification.

Question 15

Match the following:
-Social Information Processing

Accepted Answer

A) Measures of core job characteristics. 
B) Desire to grow and fully develop one's abilities. 
C) Good feeling about one's job. 
D) Job importance factors determined in part by social context of job. 
E) Study of physical work environment. 
A) Measures of core job characteristics. 
B) Desire to grow and fully develop one's abilities. 
C) Good feeling about one's job. 
D) Job importance factors determined in part by social context of job. 
E) Study of physical work environment.

Question 16

How have the Americans, Germans, and Japanese approached job design in recent years?

Accepted Answer

For many years (decades), Americans have

Question 17

Scientific management includes all of the following elements except:

Accepted Answer

A) the integration of management and work such that workers had to exercise self-management 
B) differential piecerate payment systems 
C) work simplification 
D) scientific selection and job placement of workers 
A) the integration of management and work such that workers had to exercise self-management 
B) differential piecerate payment systems 
C) work simplification 
D) scientific selection and job placement of workers

Question 18

The standardization and the narrow, explicit specification of task activities for workers defines:

Accepted Answer

A) the job description 
B) work simplification 
C) job enlargement 
D) production efficiency 
A) the job description 
B) work simplification 
C) job enlargement 
D) production efficiency

Question 19

Scientific management focuses primarily on:

Accepted Answer

A) work simplification 
B) definition of management authority 
C) worker training for increased job responsibilities 
D) standard hour wage payment systems 
A) work simplification 
B) definition of management authority 
C) worker training for increased job responsibilities 
D) standard hour wage payment systems

Question 20

Job enlargement proposes to overcome the limitations of overspecialized work, such as boredom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements best reflects an international view of job design?

If you were to redesign jobs to increase the health and well-being of your workforce, which of the following set of job characteristics would be the most beneficial?

Jobs in an assembly line manufacturing operation are highly interdependent.

Ergonomics is used in the _____ approach to job designs.

The anthropocentric job design approach places:

The Job Characteristics Model may have only short-term success unless:

Match the following: -Job Sharing

The use of bulletin boards may be a source of technostress.

Job rotation and cross-training are variations of job enrichment.

Job enlargement was developed to overcome the problem of:

The anthropocentric approach places human considerations at the center of job design decisions.

Lower job satisfaction, motivation, and higher absenteeism will be negative outcomes that should be anticipated with which one of the following interdisciplinary approaches to job design?

Match the following: -Job Redesign

Match the following: -Social Information Processing

How have the Americans, Germans, and Japanese approached job design in recent years?

Scientific management includes all of the following elements except:

The standardization and the narrow, explicit specification of task activities for workers defines:

Scientific management focuses primarily on:

Job enlargement proposes to overcome the limitations of overspecialized work, such as boredom.

Organizational Behavior and Opportunity

Challenges for Managers

Personality, Perception, and Attribution

Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics

Motivation at Work

Learning and Performance Management

Stress and Well-Being at Work

Communication

Work Teams and Groups

Decision Making by Individuals and Groups

Power and Political Behavior

Leadership and Followership

Conflict and Negotiation

Organizational Design and Structure

Organizational Culture

Career Management

Managing Change

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Exam 14: Jobs and the Design of Work

Which of the following statements best reflects an international view of job design?

If you were to redesign jobs to increase the health and well-being of your workforce, which of the following set of job characteristics would be the most beneficial?

Jobs in an assembly line manufacturing operation are highly interdependent.

Ergonomics is used in the _____ approach to job designs.

The anthropocentric job design approach places:

The Job Characteristics Model may have only short-term success unless:

Match the following: -Job Sharing

The use of bulletin boards may be a source of technostress.

Job rotation and cross-training are variations of job enrichment.

Job enlargement was developed to overcome the problem of:

The anthropocentric approach places human considerations at the center of job design decisions.

Lower job satisfaction, motivation, and higher absenteeism will be negative outcomes that should be anticipated with which one of the following interdisciplinary approaches to job design?

Match the following: -Job Redesign

Match the following: -Social Information Processing

How have the Americans, Germans, and Japanese approached job design in recent years?

Scientific management includes all of the following elements except:

The standardization and the narrow, explicit specification of task activities for workers defines:

Scientific management focuses primarily on:

Job enlargement proposes to overcome the limitations of overspecialized work, such as boredom.

Organizational Behavior and Opportunity

Challenges for Managers

Personality, Perception, and Attribution

Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics

Motivation at Work

Learning and Performance Management

Stress and Well-Being at Work

Communication

Work Teams and Groups

Decision Making by Individuals and Groups

Power and Political Behavior

Leadership and Followership

Conflict and Negotiation

Organizational Design and Structure

Organizational Culture

Career Management

Managing Change

Filters