BUS 302 CH14 T/F, & MULT CHOICE

Employers may experience technostress when:

electronic performance monitoring is used

A problem with job enrichment as a strategy for work design is that it:​

is based on an oversimplified motivational theory.

Telecommuting results in

reduced absenteeism

Which of the following is a person-job fit model rather than a universal job design model?​

job characteristics model

According to the six patterns people follow in defining work, Pattern A people define work as an activity:​

(A) ​in which value comes from performance and for which a person is accountable.

Identify a true statement about job sharing (A) ​It is common among senior executives. (B) ​It enables employees to set their own daily work schedules. (C) ​It is a way of addressing demographic and labor pool concerns. (D) ​It helps ease traffic and commuting pressures.

(C)​It is a way of addressing demographic and labor pool concerns.

According to the six patterns people follow in defining work, _____ people define work as primarily a physical activity a person must do that is directed by others and generally performed in a working place.​

Pattern D

Telecommuting eliminates

any chances of feeling a sense of social isolation

Which of the following is a variation of job enlargement?​

job rotation

Jenny is hired as an assistant at a local drug store. On Mondays and Wednesdays, she is in charge of managing the store's stock. On other days of the week, she is asked to handle the cash register and attend to customers. This is an example of _____.​

job rotation.

According to the Job Characteristics Model, _____ is the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work.​

task identity

The meaning of work is the

way a person interprets and understands the value of work as part of life.

In comparison with other approaches to job design, which of the following is most likely a positive outcome of the motivational approach?​

​Greater job involvement

In comparison with other approaches to job design, which of the following is most likely a negative outcome of the motivational approach?​

​Increased training time

Which of the following is true of a job?​

​It is not the same as an organizational position.

. The _____ was developed to diagnose jobs by measuring five core job characteristics and three critical psychological states in the Job Characteristics Model.​

​Job Diagnostic Survey

In the context of adjusting work design parameters, which of the following methods can be used to reduce uncertainty?​

​Providing employees with timely and complete information needed for their work

_____, which can be defined as mental or physical activity that has productive results, is

​Work

According to Frederick Taylor, the role of a worker in an organization is to:

​execute tasks defined by the management.

The process of connecting jobs and departments into a coordinated, cohesive whole is known as:​

​integration.