True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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Job
rotation is the combination of two or more simplified jobs into a pattern of work
rotation.
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2.
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Job
enlargement is an approach to job design that seeks to build up the significance of a job by adding
more tasks into it to form a larger job.
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Research through the workspace satisfaction survey has shown that 74% of respondents
think that the workplace reflects the employers’ attitudes to their staff, but only 19% think
their place of work was designed with people in mind.
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Post-Fordism attempts to retain the advantages of Fordism, but to overcome the
major weaknesses.
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The
flexible firm concept is based entirely on workers being able to undertake a wide range of different
jobs.
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A job
design that incorporates achievement, recognition, and other high-level motivators into the work is
called job enlargement.
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7.
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Job
simplification is based on principles drawn from scientific management and industrial
engineering.
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8.
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Task
significance is the degree to which the job is perceived as important and having an impact on the
company or customers.
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The
job characteristic of autonomy influences the worker's experiencing meaningfulness of
work.
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Quality of working life refers to a philosophy of management that enhances the dignity
of all workers, introduces changes in an organization’s culture, and improves the physical and
emotional wellbeing of employees.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
text introduces a number of advantages that can arise as a result of flexible working. Which of the
following is NOT one of them? a. | it reduces company costs | b. | it helps to
identify inefficient staff | c. | it improves morale and is popular among
staff | d. | it improves the ability to deal with peaks and troughs in
demand | | |
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Management Today together with BT and the Work Foundation polled 500 fathers to
identify their attitudes towards work as the basis of a comparison with previous generations. Which
one of the following is NOT one of the five distinctive types of father from their
research? a. | happy
dad | c. | 21st
century dad | b. | career dad | d. | judging dad | | | | |
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Job
analysis can be used for all but one of the following purposes. Which is the odd ONE
out? a. | career
development | c. | equality | b. | payment | d. | researching | | | | |
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The
position analysis questionnaire is approach which requires consideration of six aspects of the work
being studied. Which of the following is NOT one of them? a. | working
conditions and their impact on the job | b. | psychological aspects associated with the
job | c. | interpersonal
and communication necessary to the job | d. | sources of information necessary to the
job | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT an approach to job design? a. | engagement | c. | rotation | b. | enlargement | d. | simplification | | | | |
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The
job characteristics model of job enrichment is based around a number of core job dimensions. Which of
the following is NOT one of them? a. | task significance | c. | automatic meaningfulness | b. | skill
variety | d. | task
identity | | | | |
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Technology influences the organization of work through a number of routes. The text
identifies four main areas, but which one of the following is NOT one of them? a. | the social
technologies | b. | technology used in the work itself | c. | the impact of
new technology on the people at work | d. | the administrative and procedural
technologies | | |
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FW
Taylor set out to achieve three main objectives through his approach to work organization. Which of
the following is NOT one of his objectives? a. | systematic soldiering | c. | standardization of work activity | b. | discipline at
work | d. | high
productivity | | | | |
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A
number of pressures in the environment tend to encourage the retention of Fordist principles in work
organization. Which of the following is NOT from the list of such forces identified in the
text? a. | preference | c. | stability | b. | training | d. | systems | | | | |
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20.
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A
number of different patterns of work are described in the text. Which of the following is NOT one of
them? a. | compressed
week | c. | annual
hours | b. | overtime working | d. | job sharing and homeworking | | | | |
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