HR Chapter 4 quiz
____ is the process of studying and designing equipment and systems that are easy and efficient for people to use and that ensure their physical well-being.
Job design
________ occurs when the interaction and outcomes of team members is greater than the sum of their individual efforts.
Synergy
A job specification is:
a statement of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work.
A job description is:
a statement of the tasks, duties and responsibilities of a job
To achieve empowerment, organizations must encourage participation, innovation, access to information and ____________
accountability.
According to Herzberg, managers can enrich the jobs of employees by:
adding more responsibility to jobs.
________ is the process of adding a greater variety of tasks to a job.
job enlargement
Most job descriptions contain all of the following except a:
job evaluation section.
The statements in a job description covering job duties or essential job functions are usually arranged in:
order of importance.
Job analysis is called the cornerstone of HRM because:
the information it collects serves many HRM functions.