Question 1

It is said that job expansion has both a vertical component and a horizontal component. Explain, with reference to such terms as job enrichment, job rotation, job enlargement, and employee empowerment.

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Question 2

To maximize team effectiveness, managers need to do more then just form teams. What should managers do to maximize team effectiveness?

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Question 3

What are the advantages and the disadvantages of the employment-stability policy "holding employment constant?"

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Question 4

How does labour specialization assist in reducing labour costs (list three ways)?

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Question 5

Explain how job expansion can lead to higher pay rates.

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Question 6

The two most complex motions in the methods time measurement (MTM) system are ________ and ________.

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Question 7

________ estimates, by sampling, the percent of time that a worker spends on various tasks.

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Question 8

What impact did the Hawthorne studies have on human resource strategy?

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Question 9

Identify the five components of job design.

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Question 10

Identify the limitations to job expansion.

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Question 11

What are operations charts used for?

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Question 12

Provide examples of non-monetary incentives.

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Question 13

Identify three forms of monetary rewards.

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Question 14

Describe some impacts of noise in the workplace.

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Question 15

How might ergonomics be used to help design an employee workstation?

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Question 16

List Hackman and Oldham's five desirable characteristics of job design.

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Question 17

What is mutual trust? What is its link to a firm's human resource strategy?

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Question 18

What is quality of work life? What is its relation to a firm's human resource strategy?

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Question 19

Describe how supervisors might need to change their roles after organizing self-directed teams.

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Question 20

What is methods analysis?

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Quiz 10: Human Resources, Job Design, and Work Measurement