Exam 4: The Analysis and Design of Work

As a manager, you decide to design a job based on the principles of the mechanistic approach. Based on existing research, which of the following outcomes should you least expect?

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Question 81

The extent to which the job has an important impact on the lives of other people is _____.

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Question 82

Compare the functional structure to that of the divisional structure on the basis of their respective advantages and disadvantages.

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Question 83

Discuss the six dimensions covered by the position analysis questionnaire.

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Question 84

Which of the following refers to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that an individual must have to perform the job?

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Question 85

Which of the following refers to the process of defining the way work will be performed and the tasks that will be required in a given job?

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Question 86

Due to technological changes in the nature of work, global competition, and a shift from stable, fixed manufacturing jobs to a more flexible, dynamic service-based economy, the Dictionary of Occupational Titles has been replaced by O * NET, the Occupational Information Network.

(True/False)

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Question 87

Which of the following approaches to job design focuses on job satisfaction as the major outcome of interest?

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Question 88

Which of the following refers to a list of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities that a job entails?

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Question 89

Functional structures tend to be less flexible, but more innovative than divisional structures.

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Question 90

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

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Question 91

The ProMES system is most relevant to what part of work-flow analysis?

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Question 92

Once the output of a work unit has been identified, it is important to specify the quality and quantity standards for these outputs.

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Question 93

The mechanistic approach to job design has its roots in classical engineering.

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Question 94

The way in which a firm competes has little relationship to the way it is structured and how work tasks are organized.

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Question 95

The final stage of a work-flow analysis is identifying the work _____.

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Question 96

Which of the following structures helps support organizations that compete on differentiation?

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Question 97

Which of the following structures are most appropriate when demands for resources can be well anticipated?

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Question 98

Which of the following approaches to job design focuses on efficiency as the major outcome of interest?

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Question 99

Which of the following is true about job designs emphasizing the motivational approach?

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As a manager, you decide to design a job based on the principles of the mechanistic approach. Based on existing research, which of the following outcomes should you least expect?

The extent to which the job has an important impact on the lives of other people is _____.

Compare the functional structure to that of the divisional structure on the basis of their respective advantages and disadvantages.

Discuss the six dimensions covered by the position analysis questionnaire.

Which of the following refers to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that an individual must have to perform the job?

Which of the following refers to the process of defining the way work will be performed and the tasks that will be required in a given job?

Due to technological changes in the nature of work, global competition, and a shift from stable, fixed manufacturing jobs to a more flexible, dynamic service-based economy, the Dictionary of Occupational Titles has been replaced by O * NET, the Occupational Information Network.

Which of the following approaches to job design focuses on job satisfaction as the major outcome of interest?

Which of the following refers to a list of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities that a job entails?

Functional structures tend to be less flexible, but more innovative than divisional structures.

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

The ProMES system is most relevant to what part of work-flow analysis?

Once the output of a work unit has been identified, it is important to specify the quality and quantity standards for these outputs.

The mechanistic approach to job design has its roots in classical engineering.

The way in which a firm competes has little relationship to the way it is structured and how work tasks are organized.

The final stage of a work-flow analysis is identifying the work _____.

Which of the following structures helps support organizations that compete on differentiation?

Which of the following structures are most appropriate when demands for resources can be well anticipated?

Which of the following approaches to job design focuses on efficiency as the major outcome of interest?

Which of the following is true about job designs emphasizing the motivational approach?

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