Question 1

________ is an approach that specifies the tasks that constitute a job for an individual or a group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is an approach that specifies the...

Question 2

Mutual trust means that both management and employee strive to meet common objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A(n)________ involves timing a sample of a worker's performance and using it as a basis for setting a standard time.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)________ involves timing a sample of a...

Question 4

Identify Hackman and Oldham's five desirable characteristics of job design.

Accepted Answer

(1)skill variety; (2

Question 5

Hackman and Oldham's five desirable characteristics of job design include job significance and autonomy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

________ are drawings used to analyze movement of people or material.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ are drawings used to analyze movement...

Question 7

Identify five limitations of job expansion.

Accepted Answer

(1)higher capital cost; (2)ind

Question 8

The Hawthorne studies,which showed that there is a dynamic social system in the workplace,took place in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

________ means a job that is not only reasonably safe and for which the pay is equitable but that also achieves an appropriate level of both physical and psychological requirements.

Accepted Answer

Quality of

Question 10

Labor standards based on historical experience are relatively inexpensive to obtain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Mutual trust is:

Accepted Answer

A) when employees have gained the trust of management. 
B) reflected in reasonable,documented employment policies that are honestly and equitably implemented to the satisfaction of both management and employee. 
C) when management has gained the trust of the employees. 
D) when management recognizes that the employees are competent,motivated people both able and willing to perform at the level required to produce a quality product. 
E) when management and the employees both agree on common objectives. 
A) when employees have gained the trust of management. 
B) reflected in reasonable,documented employment policies that are honestly and equitably implemented to the satisfaction of both management and employee. 
C) when management has gained the trust of the employees. 
D) when management recognizes that the employees are competent,motivated people both able and willing to perform at the level required to produce a quality product. 
E) when management and the employees both agree on common objectives.

Question 12

Four of the components of job design are:

Accepted Answer

A) employment stability,work schedules,work sampling,and motivation & incentive systems. 
B) job specialization,job expansion,psychological components,and self-directed teams. 
C) labor specialization and enrichment,motivation and incentive systems,employment stability,and work sampling. 
D) ergonomics and work methods,method time measurement,work schedules,and incentive systems. 
E) labor specialization,time studies,work sampling,and pre-determined time standards. 
A) employment stability,work schedules,work sampling,and motivation & incentive systems. 
B) job specialization,job expansion,psychological components,and self-directed teams. 
C) labor specialization and enrichment,motivation and incentive systems,employment stability,and work sampling. 
D) ergonomics and work methods,method time measurement,work schedules,and incentive systems. 
E) labor specialization,time studies,work sampling,and pre-determined time standards.

Question 13

Job expansion can lead to increased labor cost because of the extra workers hired in the expansion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A(n)________ is a group of empowered individuals working together to reach a common goal.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)________ is a group of empowered individuals...

Exam 11: Human Resources, job Design, and Work Measurement

________ is an approach that specifies the tasks that constitute a job for an individual or a group.

Mutual trust means that both management and employee strive to meet common objectives.

A(n)________ involves timing a sample of a worker's performance and using it as a basis for setting a standard time.

Identify Hackman and Oldham's five desirable characteristics of job design.

Hackman and Oldham's five desirable characteristics of job design include job significance and autonomy.

________ are drawings used to analyze movement of people or material.

Identify five limitations of job expansion.

The Hawthorne studies,which showed that there is a dynamic social system in the workplace,took place in the 1960s.

________ means a job that is not only reasonably safe and for which the pay is equitable but that also achieves an appropriate level of both physical and psychological requirements.

Labor standards based on historical experience are relatively inexpensive to obtain.

Mutual trust is:

Four of the components of job design are:

Job expansion can lead to increased labor cost because of the extra workers hired in the expansion.

A(n)________ is a group of empowered individuals working together to reach a common goal.

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