Exam 4: The Analysis and Design of Work

A manager has decided to improve the physical work environment in his office to ensure that incumbents have fewer physical ailments. Which job design approach would be most helpful to him?

Which of the following approaches pursues efficiency primarily by making a job so simple that anyone can be trained quickly and easily to perform it?

According to the "Job Characteristics Model,"_____ is the extent to which the job has an important impact on the lives of other people.

Which of the following sources is most appropriate for providing accurate information regarding the importance of job duties?

According to the "Job Characteristics Model," _____ is the degree to which a job allows an individual to make decisions about the way the work is carried out.

The goal of the biological approach to job design is to:

Which of the following was replaced by the Occupational Information Network (O*NET)?

Which of the following is true of teams?

In which of the following circumstances will a functional structure be more appropriate for an organization?

Divisional structures are most appropriate in stable and predictable environments.

Job design interventions emphasizing the motivational approach focus on:

The perceptual-motor approach to job design has its roots in classical industrial engineering.

Which of the following questions should be addressed right after the inputs required for production have been established?

A job description list would include the _____ that the particular job entails.

Job evaluation is the process of getting information about how well each employee is performing in order to reward those who are effective and improve the performance of those who are ineffective.

Which of the following is true about O*NET?

Describe how the "Job Characteristics Model" describes jobs.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a functional structure? Compare them with those of a divisional structure.

Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ)covers only the work context leaving out the inputs, outputs, and processes involved in the job.

The _____ section in a position analysis questionnaire (PAQ)focuses on planning and information processing activities.