Question 1

Which of the following approaches to job design entails performing time-and-motion studies?

Accepted Answer

A) Motivational approach 
B) Mechanistic approach 
C) Biological approach 
D) Perceptual-motor approach 
E) Traditional approach 
A) Motivational approach 
B) Mechanistic approach 
C) Biological approach 
D) Perceptual-motor approach 
E) Traditional approach

Question 2

A person's factual or procedural information that is necessary for successfully performing a task is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A) aptitude 
B) ability 
C) skill 
D) responsibility 
E) knowledge 
A) aptitude 
B) ability 
C) skill 
D) responsibility 
E) knowledge

Question 3

Employees in functional structures tend to have more decision-making authority than their counterparts in divisional structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

_____ focuses on analyzing existing jobs to gather information for other human resource management practices.

Accepted Answer

A) Job design 
B) Job analysis 
C) Job evaluation 
D) Work-flow design 
E) Job information 
A) Job design 
B) Job analysis 
C) Job evaluation 
D) Work-flow design 
E) Job information

Question 5

Adding more decision-making authority to a job to increase its motivational potential is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) job enlargement 
B) job rotation 
C) job involvement 
D) job enrichment 
E) job leadership 
A) job enlargement 
B) job rotation 
C) job involvement 
D) job enrichment 
E) job leadership

Question 6

Self-cannibalization is a concern of which one of the following structures?

Accepted Answer

A) Functional 
B) Divisional 
C) Project-based 
D) Team-based 
E) Monetary-based 
A) Functional 
B) Divisional 
C) Project-based 
D) Team-based 
E) Monetary-based

Question 7

_____ provides a cross-sectional overview of the static relationships between individuals and units that create the outputs.

Accepted Answer

A) Work-flow analysis 
B) Organizational structure 
C) Work-flow evaluation 
D) Work-relationship analysis 
E) Work-flow design 
A) Work-flow analysis 
B) Organizational structure 
C) Work-flow evaluation 
D) Work-relationship analysis 
E) Work-flow design

Question 8

Which of the following structures combines a work-flow departmentalization scheme with relatively low levels of centralization?

Accepted Answer

A) Mechanistic structure 
B) Divisional structure 
C) Functional structure 
D) Centralized structure 
E) Decentralized structure 
A) Mechanistic structure 
B) Divisional structure 
C) Functional structure 
D) Centralized structure 
E) Decentralized structure

Question 9

Which of the following is true about outcomes when the core job characteristics are high?

Accepted Answer

A) Fall in performance quality 
B) Lower job complexity 
C) Reduced job satisfaction 
D) Higher external work motivation in individuals 
E) Critical psychological states are high 
A) Fall in performance quality 
B) Lower job complexity 
C) Reduced job satisfaction 
D) Higher external work motivation in individuals 
E) Critical psychological states are high

Question 10

Unlike the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, which described approximately 1,000 occupations, O * NET lists some 12,000 jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following sources of job analysis information would provide accurate information regarding the time spent on various tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) Supervisors 
B) Incumbents 
C) Customers 
D) Subordinates 
E) Chief Executive Officers 
A) Supervisors 
B) Incumbents 
C) Customers 
D) Subordinates 
E) Chief Executive Officers

Question 12

Explain briefly the trade-offs among different approaches to job design.

Accepted Answer

According to a study, job incumbents exp

Question 13

Centralization refers to the degree to which work units are grouped based on functional similarity or similarity of work flow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following refers to the reasoning, decision making, planning, and information processing activities that are involved in performing the job?

Accepted Answer

A) Mental process 
B) Information input 
C) Work output 
D) Job context 
E) Data input 
A) Mental process 
B) Information input 
C) Work output 
D) Job context 
E) Data input

Question 15

When decision-making authority resides at the top of the organizational chart as opposed to being distributed throughout lower levels, an organization is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) divisional 
B) horizontal 
C) centralized 
D) decentralized 
E) vertical 
A) divisional 
B) horizontal 
C) centralized 
D) decentralized 
E) vertical

Question 16

Which of the following is true about job analysis and line managers?

Accepted Answer

A) Managers need not have detailed information about all the jobs in their work group. 
B) Employees get hired by the human resource department without a manager's input. 
C) It provides an avenue for communicating policy information to employees. 
D) Safety of the work being done is not a part of the managers' responsibilities. 
E) It is the managers' responsibility to ensure that each individual is performing satisfactorily. 
A) Managers need not have detailed information about all the jobs in their work group. 
B) Employees get hired by the human resource department without a manager's input. 
C) It provides an avenue for communicating policy information to employees. 
D) Safety of the work being done is not a part of the managers' responsibilities. 
E) It is the managers' responsibility to ensure that each individual is performing satisfactorily.

Question 17

Work-flow design refers to the relatively stable and formal network of vertical and horizontal interconnections among jobs that constitute the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In functional and centralized structures:

Accepted Answer

A) managers need to be more experienced relative to managers in divisional structures. 
B) managers need to be more sensitive to individual differences between workers. 
C) employees tend to think of fairness in terms of rules and procedures. 
D) managers need to be high in cognitive ability relative to managers in divisional structures. 
E) managers tend to have high responsibility for managing coordination between themselves and others. 
A) managers need to be more experienced relative to managers in divisional structures. 
B) managers need to be more sensitive to individual differences between workers. 
C) employees tend to think of fairness in terms of rules and procedures. 
D) managers need to be high in cognitive ability relative to managers in divisional structures. 
E) managers tend to have high responsibility for managing coordination between themselves and others.

Question 19

Which of the following structures can result in employees having a weak conceptualization of the organization's overall mission?

Accepted Answer

A) Mechanistic structure 
B) Divisional structure 
C) Decentralized structure 
D) Centralized structure 
E) Functional structure 
A) Mechanistic structure 
B) Divisional structure 
C) Decentralized structure 
D) Centralized structure 
E) Functional structure

Question 20

Which of the following refers to the process of analyzing the tasks necessary for the production of a product or service, prior to allocating and assigning the tasks to a particular job category or person?

Accepted Answer

A) Job design 
B) Job specification 
C) Job evaluation 
D) Work-flow design 
E) Job description 
A) Job design 
B) Job specification 
C) Job evaluation 
D) Work-flow design 
E) Job description

Which of the following approaches to job design entails performing time-and-motion studies?

A person's factual or procedural information that is necessary for successfully performing a task is called _____.

Employees in functional structures tend to have more decision-making authority than their counterparts in divisional structures.

_____ focuses on analyzing existing jobs to gather information for other human resource management practices.

Adding more decision-making authority to a job to increase its motivational potential is known as _____.

Self-cannibalization is a concern of which one of the following structures?

_____ provides a cross-sectional overview of the static relationships between individuals and units that create the outputs.

Which of the following structures combines a work-flow departmentalization scheme with relatively low levels of centralization?

Which of the following is true about outcomes when the core job characteristics are high?

Unlike the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, which described approximately 1,000 occupations, O * NET lists some 12,000 jobs.

Which of the following sources of job analysis information would provide accurate information regarding the time spent on various tasks?

Explain briefly the trade-offs among different approaches to job design.

Centralization refers to the degree to which work units are grouped based on functional similarity or similarity of work flow.

Which of the following refers to the reasoning, decision making, planning, and information processing activities that are involved in performing the job?

When decision-making authority resides at the top of the organizational chart as opposed to being distributed throughout lower levels, an organization is _____.

Which of the following is true about job analysis and line managers?

Work-flow design refers to the relatively stable and formal network of vertical and horizontal interconnections among jobs that constitute the organization.

In functional and centralized structures:

Which of the following structures can result in employees having a weak conceptualization of the organization's overall mission?

Which of the following refers to the process of analyzing the tasks necessary for the production of a product or service, prior to allocating and assigning the tasks to a particular job category or person?

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Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

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Training

Performance Management

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Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

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Exam 4: The Analysis and Design of Work

Which of the following approaches to job design entails performing time-and-motion studies?

A person's factual or procedural information that is necessary for successfully performing a task is called _____.

Employees in functional structures tend to have more decision-making authority than their counterparts in divisional structures.

_____ focuses on analyzing existing jobs to gather information for other human resource management practices.

Adding more decision-making authority to a job to increase its motivational potential is known as _____.

Self-cannibalization is a concern of which one of the following structures?

_____ provides a cross-sectional overview of the static relationships between individuals and units that create the outputs.

Which of the following structures combines a work-flow departmentalization scheme with relatively low levels of centralization?

Which of the following is true about outcomes when the core job characteristics are high?

Unlike the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, which described approximately 1,000 occupations, O * NET lists some 12,000 jobs.

Which of the following sources of job analysis information would provide accurate information regarding the time spent on various tasks?

Explain briefly the trade-offs among different approaches to job design.

Centralization refers to the degree to which work units are grouped based on functional similarity or similarity of work flow.

Which of the following refers to the reasoning, decision making, planning, and information processing activities that are involved in performing the job?

When decision-making authority resides at the top of the organizational chart as opposed to being distributed throughout lower levels, an organization is _____.

Which of the following is true about job analysis and line managers?

Work-flow design refers to the relatively stable and formal network of vertical and horizontal interconnections among jobs that constitute the organization.

In functional and centralized structures:

Which of the following structures can result in employees having a weak conceptualization of the organization's overall mission?

Which of the following refers to the process of analyzing the tasks necessary for the production of a product or service, prior to allocating and assigning the tasks to a particular job category or person?

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

Selection and Placement

Training

Performance Management

Employee Development

Employee Separation and Retention

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Strategically Managing the HRM Function

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