Question 1

Define job analysis.

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Question 2

Which of the following statements defines the labor force participation rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the percentage of the population working or seeking work. 
B)  It is the percentage of the population that is eligible to work legally. 
C)  It is the percentage of the population that is constantly changing jobs. 
D)  It is the percentage of the population with a bachelor's degree.

Question 3

An individual born in 1967 belongs to the generational group called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Generation Y 
B)  Traditionalists 
C)  Baby Boomers 
D)  Generation X

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of special-purpose teams?

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A)  They are formed exclusively to connect individuals who are separated geographically. 
B)  They are formed to address specific problems, improve work processes, and enhance the overall quality of products and services. 
C)  They are permanent teams that fit the underlying culture of an organization. 
D)  They become entities that use regular internal decision-making processes of an organization.

Question 5

Functional job analysis uses a competency approach to job analysis, and a functional definition of what is done in a job can be generated by examining the three components of data, people, and things.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Workflow analysis is the study of the way work moves through an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the United States, which of the following age groups is estimated to have the highest labor force participation rate by the year 2020?

Accepted Answer

A)  16- to 24-year-olds 
B)  25- to 54-year-olds 
C)  55- to 64-year-olds 
D)  65- to 74-year-olds

Question 8

Discuss the roles of the different types of teams used in job design.

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Question 9

Define workflow analysis.

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Question 10

What is telework?

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Question 11

Workflow analysis usually begins with the evaluation of the activities that lead to actual outputs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Triangulation means that two (or more) methods are used in a study to increase the validity of the results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Describe some of the important elements of the workforce profile in the United States.

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Question 14

In the context of the job analysis process, periodically reviewing all jobs is a subtask of _____.

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A)  developing job descriptions and job specifications 
B)  conducting the job analysis 
C)  maintaining and updating job descriptions and job specifications 
D)  preparing for and introducing job analysis

Question 15

_____ refers to organizing tasks, duties, responsibilities, and other elements into a productive unit of work.

Accepted Answer

A)  Job shadowing 
B)  Job analysis 
C)  Job design 
D)  Job wrapping

Question 16

_____ is the process of shifting a person from job to job.

Accepted Answer

A)  Job rotation 
B)  Job shadowing 
C)  Job enlargement 
D)  Job enrichment

Question 17

Which of the following is true of work?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is effort directed toward accomplishing results. 
B)  It is the output achieved through various activities. 
C)  It is a group of tasks assigned to an employee. 
D)  It is the output that comes from organizational design.

Question 18

_____ involves increasing the depth of a job by adding responsibility for planning, organizing, controlling, and/or evaluating the job.

Accepted Answer

A)  Job rotation 
B)  Job wrapping 
C)  Job enlargement 
D)  Job enrichment

Question 19

Cho, an employee at SunFun LLC, is responsible for handling the job analysis process in her organization. She has developed job descriptions and job specifications. Which of the following will typically be Cho's next step?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preparing for and introducing job analysis 
B)  Maintaining and updating job descriptions and job specifications 
C)  Planning the job analysis 
D)  Conducting the job analysis

Question 20

Part-time jobs are used when less than _____ hours per week are required to do a job.

Accepted Answer

A)  40 
B)  50 
C)  60 
D)  70

Exam 4: Workforce, Jobs, and Job Analysis

Define job analysis.

Which of the following statements defines the labor force participation rate?

An individual born in 1967 belongs to the generational group called _____.

Which of the following statements is true of special-purpose teams?

Functional job analysis uses a competency approach to job analysis, and a functional definition of what is done in a job can be generated by examining the three components of data, people, and things.

Workflow analysis is the study of the way work moves through an organization.

In the United States, which of the following age groups is estimated to have the highest labor force participation rate by the year 2020?

Discuss the roles of the different types of teams used in job design.

Define workflow analysis.

What is telework?

Workflow analysis usually begins with the evaluation of the activities that lead to actual outputs.

Triangulation means that two (or more) methods are used in a study to increase the validity of the results.

Describe some of the important elements of the workforce profile in the United States.

In the context of the job analysis process, periodically reviewing all jobs is a subtask of _____.

_____ refers to organizing tasks, duties, responsibilities, and other elements into a productive unit of work.

_____ is the process of shifting a person from job to job.

Which of the following is true of work?

_____ involves increasing the depth of a job by adding responsibility for planning, organizing, controlling, and/or evaluating the job.

Cho, an employee at SunFun LLC, is responsible for handling the job analysis process in her organization. She has developed job descriptions and job specifications. Which of the following will typically be Cho's next step?

Part-time jobs are used when less than _____ hours per week are required to do a job.