Question 1

In the design of jobs and work organizations, Germans:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasize personal identity and social benefits of work. 
B)  value hierarchy and authority relationships. 
C)  focus on collectivism. 
D)  strongly endorse unionism. 
A)  emphasize personal identity and social benefits of work. 
B)  value hierarchy and authority relationships. 
C)  focus on collectivism. 
D)  strongly endorse unionism.

Question 2

The interdisciplinary perceptual/motor approach is more relevant to managerial, administrative, and custodial jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match the following:
-Feedback

Accepted Answer

A) Completion of whole task 
B) Use of multiple skills and performance of different activities 
C) Discretion and freedom in performance of job tasks 
D) Information about job performance 
E) Importance of job to organization 
A) Completion of whole task 
B) Use of multiple skills and performance of different activities 
C) Discretion and freedom in performance of job tasks 
D) Information about job performance 
E) Importance of job to organization

Question 4

Job enlargement is largely a response to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the decreases in productivity. 
B)  a need to overcome the boredom associated with overspecialized work. 
C)  a need to re-engineer jobs due to an increase in the utilization of technology. 
D)  the disappointing affects of job rotation. 
A)  the decreases in productivity. 
B)  a need to overcome the boredom associated with overspecialized work. 
C)  a need to re-engineer jobs due to an increase in the utilization of technology. 
D)  the disappointing affects of job rotation.

Question 5

The Job Characteristics Model is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  job enrichment approach to job design. 
B)  person-job fit approach to job design. 
C)  task specification approach to job design. 
D)  individual abilities approach to job design. 
A)  job enrichment approach to job design. 
B)  person-job fit approach to job design. 
C)  task specification approach to job design. 
D)  individual abilities approach to job design.

Question 6

The meaning of work is the way a person interprets and understands the value of work as part of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the following:
-Job Diagnostic Survey

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 8

Lower job satisfaction, motivation, and higher absenteeism are the negative outcomes that are anticipated with 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 9

is the process of linking jobs and departments into a cohesive whole.

Accepted Answer

A)  Integration 
B)  Simplification 
C)  Enrichment 
D)  Enlargement 
A)  Integration 
B)  Simplification 
C)  Enrichment 
D)  Enlargement

Question 10

The Job Characteristics Model is considered to be a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  universal job design model. 
B)  compensatory model. 
C)  social model. 
D)  person-job fit model. 
A)  universal job design model. 
B)  compensatory model. 
C)  social model. 
D)  person-job fit model.

Question 11

Discuss the important, basic elements of scientific management as developed by Frederick Taylor.

Accepted Answer

Taylor's focus was on job tasks; he used

Question 12

According to Frederick Taylor, the role of a worker is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  think and deliberate over the various tasks needed to be performed. 
B)  provide the necessary effort required in the exchange relationship. 
C)  act as an agent on behalf of the management. 
D)  execute the task defined by the management. 
A)  think and deliberate over the various tasks needed to be performed. 
B)  provide the necessary effort required in the exchange relationship. 
C)  act as an agent on behalf of the management. 
D)  execute the task defined by the management.

Question 13

A mental or physical activity that has productive results is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  role outcomes. 
B)  organizational position. 
C)  career. 
D)  work. 
A)  role outcomes. 
B)  organizational position. 
C)  career. 
D)  work.

In the design of jobs and work organizations, Germans:

The interdisciplinary perceptual/motor approach is more relevant to managerial, administrative, and custodial jobs.

Match the following: -Feedback

Job enlargement is largely a response to:

The Job Characteristics Model is a(n):

The meaning of work is the way a person interprets and understands the value of work as part of life.

Match the following: -Job Diagnostic Survey

Lower job satisfaction, motivation, and higher absenteeism are the negative outcomes that are anticipated with to job design.

is the process of linking jobs and departments into a cohesive whole.

The Job Characteristics Model is considered to be a(n):

Discuss the important, basic elements of scientific management as developed by Frederick Taylor.

According to Frederick Taylor, the role of a worker is to:

A mental or physical activity that has productive results is known as:

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

In the design of jobs and work organizations, Germans:

The interdisciplinary perceptual/motor approach is more relevant to managerial, administrative, and custodial jobs.

Match the following: -Feedback

Job enlargement is largely a response to:

The Job Characteristics Model is a(n):

The meaning of work is the way a person interprets and understands the value of work as part of life.

Match the following: -Job Diagnostic Survey

Lower job satisfaction, motivation, and higher absenteeism are the negative outcomes that are anticipated with to job design.

is the process of linking jobs and departments into a cohesive whole.

The Job Characteristics Model is considered to be a(n):

Discuss the important, basic elements of scientific management as developed by Frederick Taylor.

According to Frederick Taylor, the role of a worker is to:

A mental or physical activity that has productive results is known as:

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