Exam 4: Job Analysis and Work Design

Which of the following would be a useful approach for organizations to use in addressing discrepancies between the knowledge,skills,and abilities of the jobholder and the KSAs required for the job?

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Question 21

Adding more meaningful tasks to an employee's job in an effort to make it more rewarding is an example of job enrichment.

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Question 22

At Eastman Kodak Company,teams are responsible for manufacturing entire product lines.This type of team is referred to as a "task force."

(True/False)

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Question 23

Job enrichment incorporates the behavioural needs of employees into their jobs.

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Question 24

Job specifications usually cover two areas: (1)the skill required to perform the job and (2)the level of autonomy inherent in the position.

(True/False)

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Question 25

As a manager,if you designed a job so that an employee could perform the job from beginning to end according to the job characteristics model,you would be creating task identity.

(True/False)

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Question 26

Job analysis is an important step toward ensuring an organization's HR practices are valid and job-related.

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Question 27

The critical incident method focuses on employee behaviours critical to job success.

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Question 28

The real advantage of job enrichment is that it applies to all employees.

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Question 29

Employee empowerment is a technique of involving employees in their work through which of the following processes?

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Question 30

What are the four phases in team development?

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Question 31

Which of the following is most likely to result in a successful telecommuting situation?

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Question 32

As part of its restructuring efforts,XYZ Company is redesigning its jobs.What should be a basic consideration in this process?

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Question 33

Job design is concerned with changing,modifying,and enriching jobs in order to capture the talents of employees while improving performance.

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Question 34

What is the typical method used by organizations to design compressed work weeks?

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Question 35

Employee empowerment grows in an organizational culture that promotes satisfaction,support,and recognition.

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Question 36

What do we call an analysis in which the emphasis is placed on characteristics of successful performers rather than standard duties?

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Question 37

What is the most important difference between competency-based analysis and all other forms of job analysis discussed in the textbook?

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Question 38

Which of the following is an example of an employee involvement group?

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Question 39

What two characteristics do group/team techniques have in common?

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Which of the following would be a useful approach for organizations to use in addressing discrepancies between the knowledge,skills,and abilities of the jobholder and the KSAs required for the job?

Adding more meaningful tasks to an employee's job in an effort to make it more rewarding is an example of job enrichment.

At Eastman Kodak Company,teams are responsible for manufacturing entire product lines.This type of team is referred to as a "task force."

Job enrichment incorporates the behavioural needs of employees into their jobs.

Job specifications usually cover two areas: (1)the skill required to perform the job and (2)the level of autonomy inherent in the position.

As a manager,if you designed a job so that an employee could perform the job from beginning to end according to the job characteristics model,you would be creating task identity.

Job analysis is an important step toward ensuring an organization's HR practices are valid and job-related.

The critical incident method focuses on employee behaviours critical to job success.

The real advantage of job enrichment is that it applies to all employees.

Employee empowerment is a technique of involving employees in their work through which of the following processes?

What are the four phases in team development?

Which of the following is most likely to result in a successful telecommuting situation?

As part of its restructuring efforts,XYZ Company is redesigning its jobs.What should be a basic consideration in this process?

Job design is concerned with changing,modifying,and enriching jobs in order to capture the talents of employees while improving performance.

What is the typical method used by organizations to design compressed work weeks?

Employee empowerment grows in an organizational culture that promotes satisfaction,support,and recognition.

What do we call an analysis in which the emphasis is placed on characteristics of successful performers rather than standard duties?

What is the most important difference between competency-based analysis and all other forms of job analysis discussed in the textbook?

Which of the following is an example of an employee involvement group?

What two characteristics do group/team techniques have in common?

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