Wrap-up Quiz Week 5
Due Oct 18 at 11:59pm
Points 25
Questions 25
Available Oct 14 at 4pm - Oct 18 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 15 Minutes
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Score for this quiz: 24 out of 25
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Question 1
1 / 1 pts
Ergonomics aims to adapt the entire job system to match human
characteristics. Doing so results in eliminating/minimizing:
production waste.
employee turnover.
product defects, worker injuries, and negative psychological
effects.
product defects, worker injuries, and task variability
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
What is job sharing?
A work option in which two part-time employees carry out the
tasks associated with a single job.
Enlarging jobs by moving employees among several different
jobs.
Allowing full-time employees to choose start and end times
within guidelines specified by the organization.
Empowering workers by adding more decision-making
authority to their jobs.
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is true of work simplification?
It often leads to lower job satisfaction.
Among educated workers it often leads to lower job satisfaction and a
demand for premium pay.
Among educated workers it often leads to lower job satisfaction.
It increases autonomy.
Question 4
1 / 1 pts
The objective of job enlargement is to:
make the job less repetitive and more interesting.
increase job specialization.
increase efficiency by identifying one best way to perform a
job.
decrease the complexity of the job.
Question 5
1 / 1 pts
Anna has been with a Huge & Co for over a year now as a tele sale. At
the same time, she also has the opportunity to work in two other
departments. This is known as:
skill variety.
job rotation.
job enrichment.
job enlargement.
Question 6
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following sources is most appropriate for providing
accurate information regarding the importance of job duties?
Supervisors
Subordinates
Incumbents
Customers
Question 7
1 / 1 pts
Anna works for in a clothes manufacturing company. Her task is to sew
a button to the button hole of jackets. Since last month she was also
given the an additional task of creating the button hole. This is known
as:
job rotation.
job enrichment.
job enlargement.
skill variety.
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is a drawback of relying solely on incumbents for
job information?
They may have an incentive to exaggerate what they do.
They are less accurate in reporting safety-related risk factors.
They lack knowledge of the details of the job.
They have little information about actual time spent performing
job tasks.
Question 9
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is an appropriate course of action while
formulating job descriptions?
Do not share job descriptions with lower-level employees.
Prepare a job description whenever a new job is created in the
organization.
Include a detailed list of the knowledge and abilities required
for the job.
Avoid the use of the phrase "and other duties as requested".
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
Job ________ means assigning workers additional same-level
activities.
enlargement
rotation
empowerment
enrichment
Question 11
1 / 1 pts
When employees can adjust their daily starting and quitting times,
provided they work a certain number of hours per day or week, their
work schedule is known as
a flextime arrangement.
an adaptable schedule.
a compressed workweek.
an enriched workweek.
Question 12
1 / 1 pts
The broad term for doing one's work away from a centrally located
office is __.
compressed workweek
flextime
job sharing
telework
Question 13
1 / 1 pts
Within the Job Characteristics Model, the job characteristic that reflects
the degree to which the job allows an individual to make decisions
about the way the work is carried out is termed:
task identity.
task significance.
autonomy.
skill variety.
Question 14
1 / 1 pts
Anna has been given the authority to make decisions about how to
accomplish her work. The "Job Characteristics Model" classifies this as
task identity.
skill variety.
autonomy.
task significance.
Question 15
1 / 1 pts
The perceptual-motor approach to job design focuses on
physical capabilities and limitations.
mental capabilities and limitations.
meaningfulness and job satisfaction.
efficiency and time management.
Question 16
1 / 1 pts
In terms of the Job Characteristics Model, the degree to which a job
requires completing a "whole" piece of work from beginning to end is
indicative of the job characteristic of:
task identity.
autonomy.
skill variety.
task significance.
Question 17
1 / 1 pts
How does the mechanistic approach differ from the motivation
approach?
The motivational approach designs jobs that are repetitive and
mundane.
The mechanistic approach seeks to empower individual
workers.
Organizations that follow the mechanistic approach are highly
dependent on individual workers.
Workers in organizations that follow the mechanistic approach
can be easily replaced.
Question 18
1 / 1 pts
If, as a manager, you were to give the sales staff in your store the
authority to resolve customer problems, including the authority to
decide whether to issue refunds or replace the merchandise, you would
be using the job design technique of:
job rotation.
job enrichment.
job specialization.
job-sharing.
Question 19
1 / 1 pts
Dale and Kayan need to gather job analysis information from the job
incumbents. They might use which of the following methods?
Dejobbing
Questionnaires
Applications
Job sharing
Question 20
1 / 1 pts
Being given direct and clear information about the effectiveness of
personal performance allows Anna to have better work outcomes. This
information is also known as
feedback.
task identity.
task variety.
autonomy.
Question 21
1 / 1 pts
Seeking to integrate and accommodate the physical needs of workers
into the design of jobs is known as:
job enrichment.
industrial engineering.
ergonomics.
scientific management.
Question 22
1 / 1 pts
Young people are used to typing on a computer, texting with a friend or
friends, watching television, and listening to music all at the same time.
________ refers to this reduced attentive state.
Task presence
Absence presence
Multitasking presence
Alternative presence
Question 23
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following statement describe an organization that follows
the mechanistic approach?
The job design makes the organization dependent on individual
workers.
The job design is such that only highly skilled workers can work
on the tasks.
New employees can be quickly and inexpensively trained for
the job.
The jobs are complex and meaningful.
Question 24
1 / 1 pts
For analyzing skill levels, the best source for job information may be
____, who have more experience rating a wide range of jobs.
external job experts
customers
top management
incumbents
Incorrect
Question 25
0 / 1 pts
Which of the following approaches to job design is credited to Frederick
Taylor?
Perceptual-motor approach
Biological approach
Motivational approach
Mechanistic approach
Quiz Score: 24 out of 25