Question 1

Which of these contemporary organizational behavior practices was popularized by Fredrick Taylor in his work on scientific management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goal setting 
B)  Job enrichment 
C)  Membership and seniority-based rewards 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Goal setting 
B)  Job enrichment 
C)  Membership and seniority-based rewards 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 2

Job specialization usually reduces the employee's work efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Forming natural work units tends to increase task identity and task significance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The level of work quality tends to increase with the level of job specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Empowerment is known to:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase employee motivation and performance. 
B)  reduce conflict between employees and their supervisors. 
C)  increase employee trust in management. 
D)  increase employee responsiveness to problems and opportunities. 
E)  do all of he above. 
A)  increase employee motivation and performance. 
B)  reduce conflict between employees and their supervisors. 
C)  increase employee trust in management. 
D)  increase employee responsiveness to problems and opportunities. 
E)  do all of he above.

Question 6

Job evaluation and skill-based pay plans are both considered:

Accepted Answer

A)  competency-based rewards. 
B)  membership/seniority-based rewards. 
C)  performance-based rewards. 
D)  status-based rewards 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  competency-based rewards. 
B)  membership/seniority-based rewards. 
C)  performance-based rewards. 
D)  status-based rewards 
E)  none of the above.

Question 7

Jobs with high level of task significance provide freedom,independence,and discretion in scheduling the work and determining the procedures to be used to complete the work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Companies should use individual-level performance-based pay when jobs are highly interdependent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of these job design actions is mainly a form of job enlargement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing the number of tasks within the job 
B)  Establishing client relationships 
C)  Empowering employees 
D)  Forming natural work units 
E)  Both 'B' and 'D' 
A)  Increasing the number of tasks within the job 
B)  Establishing client relationships 
C)  Empowering employees 
D)  Forming natural work units 
E)  Both 'B' and 'D'

Question 10

Self-leadership suggests that goals should be set by the employee's supervisor with or without the employee's involvement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Skill-based pay plans:

Accepted Answer

A)  discourage employees from learning new jobs. 
B)  create a psychological distance between employees and managers. 
C)  discourage poor performers from leaving the organization. 
D)  can be expensive because they motivate employees to spend more time learning new jobs. 
E)  have all of the above problems. 
A)  discourage employees from learning new jobs. 
B)  create a psychological distance between employees and managers. 
C)  discourage poor performers from leaving the organization. 
D)  can be expensive because they motivate employees to spend more time learning new jobs. 
E)  have all of the above problems.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a core job characteristic in the job characteristics model?

Accepted Answer

A)  skill variety 
B)  task significance 
C)  job feedback 
D)  experienced meaningfulness 
E)  task identity 
A)  skill variety 
B)  task significance 
C)  job feedback 
D)  experienced meaningfulness 
E)  task identity

Question 13

Knowledge of results originates primarily from:

Accepted Answer

A)  job feedback 
B)  skill variety 
C)  autonomy 
D)  task significance 
E)  task identity 
A)  job feedback 
B)  skill variety 
C)  autonomy 
D)  task significance 
E)  task identity

Question 14

The philosophy behind scientific management is to increase job enrichment and decrease job specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Companies are applying job specialization when employees are made directly responsible for specific customers and having them communicate directly with those customers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A job in which employees are able to complete something from beginning to end or there is a visible outcome of the work is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  skill variety 
B)  task significance 
C)  job feedback 
D)  job rotation 
E)  task identity 
A)  skill variety 
B)  task significance 
C)  job feedback 
D)  job rotation 
E)  task identity

Question 17

Forming natural work units tends to:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce autonomy and increase task significance. 
B)  reduce skill variety and increase job feedback. 
C)  reduce task significance and increase task identity. 
D)  reduce job feedback and increase skill variety. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  reduce autonomy and increase task significance. 
B)  reduce skill variety and increase job feedback. 
C)  reduce task significance and increase task identity. 
D)  reduce job feedback and increase skill variety. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 18

Performance-based rewards have been criticized on the grounds that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they undermine the employee's motivation from the work itself. 
B)  they potentially distance employees and management from each other. 
C)  they tend to discourage creativity. 
D)  they are used as quick fixes for problem 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  they undermine the employee's motivation from the work itself. 
B)  they potentially distance employees and management from each other. 
C)  they tend to discourage creativity. 
D)  they are used as quick fixes for problem 
E)  all of the above.

Question 19

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A gainsharing plan:

Accepted Answer

A)  rewards employees with company stock. 
B)  encourages individuals to work independently rather than rely on team members. 
C)  rewards employees for the status they have gained in the organization. 
D)  does all of the above. 
E)  does none of the above. 
A)  rewards employees with company stock. 
B)  encourages individuals to work independently rather than rely on team members. 
C)  rewards employees for the status they have gained in the organization. 
D)  does all of the above. 
E)  does none of the above.

Which of these contemporary organizational behavior practices was popularized by Fredrick Taylor in his work on scientific management?

Job specialization usually reduces the employee's work efficiency.

Forming natural work units tends to increase task identity and task significance.

The level of work quality tends to increase with the level of job specialization.

Empowerment is known to:

Job evaluation and skill-based pay plans are both considered:

Jobs with high level of task significance provide freedom,independence,and discretion in scheduling the work and determining the procedures to be used to complete the work.

Companies should use individual-level performance-based pay when jobs are highly interdependent.

Which of these job design actions is mainly a form of job enlargement?

Self-leadership suggests that goals should be set by the employee's supervisor with or without the employee's involvement.

Skill-based pay plans:

Which of the following is NOT a core job characteristic in the job characteristics model?

Knowledge of results originates primarily from:

The philosophy behind scientific management is to increase job enrichment and decrease job specialization.

Companies are applying job specialization when employees are made directly responsible for specific customers and having them communicate directly with those customers.

A job in which employees are able to complete something from beginning to end or there is a visible outcome of the work is called:

Forming natural work units tends to:

Performance-based rewards have been criticized on the grounds that:

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

A gainsharing plan:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, values, and Personality

Perception and Learning in Organizations

Workplace Emotions and Attitudes

Motivation in the Workplace

Work-Related Stress and Stress Management

Decision Making and Creativity

Foundations of Team Dynamics

Developing High Performance Teams

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 6: Applied Performance Practices

Which of these contemporary organizational behavior practices was popularized by Fredrick Taylor in his work on scientific management?

Job specialization usually reduces the employee's work efficiency.

Forming natural work units tends to increase task identity and task significance.

The level of work quality tends to increase with the level of job specialization.

Empowerment is known to:

Job evaluation and skill-based pay plans are both considered:

Jobs with high level of task significance provide freedom,independence,and discretion in scheduling the work and determining the procedures to be used to complete the work.

Companies should use individual-level performance-based pay when jobs are highly interdependent.

Which of these job design actions is mainly a form of job enlargement?

Self-leadership suggests that goals should be set by the employee's supervisor with or without the employee's involvement.

Skill-based pay plans:

Which of the following is NOT a core job characteristic in the job characteristics model?

Knowledge of results originates primarily from:

The philosophy behind scientific management is to increase job enrichment and decrease job specialization.

Companies are applying job specialization when employees are made directly responsible for specific customers and having them communicate directly with those customers.

A job in which employees are able to complete something from beginning to end or there is a visible outcome of the work is called:

Forming natural work units tends to:

Performance-based rewards have been criticized on the grounds that:

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

A gainsharing plan:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, values, and Personality

Perception and Learning in Organizations

Workplace Emotions and Attitudes

Motivation in the Workplace

Work-Related Stress and Stress Management

Decision Making and Creativity

Foundations of Team Dynamics

Developing High Performance Teams

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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