Question 1

Jorge, Asad, and Tristan all work for a large corporation, but each only works three and a half days a week, 12 hours on three of the days and four hours on their half day.Their work schedule illustrates

Accepted Answer

The given work schedule is an example of a compressed workweek, where employees work longer hours on fewer days of the week. This allows them to have more days off and a better work-life balance. The other options, such as telecommuting, scientific management, and time-and-motion approach, are not relevant to this work schedule.

Question 2

A work schedule that allows an employee to work fewer days per week by putting in more hours per day is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A compressed workweek allows employees to work fewer days by extending their work hours each day. This is a common arrangement in which employees work four ten-hour days instead of five eight-hour days. Self-managed teams, flexplace, and telework all refer to different types of work arrangements and do not involve compressing the workweek.

Question 3

Which of the following would tend to make a job more intrinsically motivating?

Accepted Answer

Increasing workers' knowledge can lead to a sense of competence and mastery, which is a key factor in intrinsic motivation. Pay bonuses and profit sharing are extrinsic motivators and earned time off is a combination of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation.

Question 4

Which of the following involves making a job more personally rewarding, interesting, or intrinsically motivating and typically involves increasing worker knowledge?

Accepted Answer

Job enrichment involves making a job more personally rewarding, interesting, or intrinsically motivating through increasing worker knowledge, responsibility, and autonomy. Scientific management involves breaking down tasks into specialized and repetitive steps to maximize efficiency, impression management is the process of controlling the perception others have of oneself, and profit sharing involves distributing a portion of company profits to employees as a form of incentive.

Question 5

Giving employees greater freedom, responsibility, choice, and authority on the job is characteristic of

Accepted Answer

Job enrichment is a management technique that involves giving employees greater freedom, responsibility, choice, and authority on the job. This approach is based on the belief that employees can be motivated by more than just financial rewards and that they will perform at a higher level if they are given more challenging and meaningful work. Scientific management (B) is the approach of breaking down tasks into simple, repetitive motions and minimizing employee freedom and creativity. The vocational interest approach (C) is a method of job matching based on an individual's interests and abilities. Theory X leadership style (D) assumes employees are naturally lazy and require strict supervision and discipline to perform well.

Question 6

Chet wants to provide job enrichment for his employees.He can accomplish this in all of the following ways EXCEPT by

Accepted Answer

Job enrichment involves increasing the depth of a job to provide greater levels of responsibility, autonomy, and growth opportunities. Having employees complete an isolated part of the larger process (A) does not enrich their job but rather limits their scope and understanding of the overall process, which contradicts the principles of job enrichment. Options B, C, and D all contribute to job enrichment by broadening skills, providing a holistic view of the work process, and increasing autonomy and responsibility, respectively.

Question 7

Which of the following involves the employee working from home but using a computer to stay connected to the office throughout the day?

Accepted Answer

Flexplace, also known as telecommuting, is the practice of working from home or an off-site location while staying connected to the office through computer technology. The other options do not involve working from home.

Question 8

An industrial psychologist hoping to improve job satisfaction, work-group relations, relations with supervisors, and to reduce absenteeism should be advised to try

Accepted Answer

Flextime has been shown to improve job satisfaction, work-group relations, relations with supervisors, and reduce absenteeism. This is because employees are given more control over their work schedules and are able to better balance their personal and work lives, leading to increased job satisfaction and lower stress levels. Flextime also allows for more communication and collaboration within work teams, improving work-group relations.

Question 9

Job enrichment can be thought of as a way to increase __________ motivation.

Accepted Answer

Job enrichment involves increasing the meaningfulness, autonomy, and responsibility of a job, which can enhance an employee's sense of accomplishment and personal growth. This aligns with intrinsic motivation, which comes from within the individual and is driven by personal interest, enjoyment, and fulfillment. Therefore, job enrichment is more likely to increase intrinsic motivation rather than extrinsic motivation (which comes from external rewards like money or status). Implicit and latent motivation do not apply to the concept of job enrichment.

Question 10

April, Sam, and Maria all work for a large corporation.They are allowed to arrive for work between 7:30 a.m.and 10:30 a.m.as long as they are at work during the core work period.Their work schedule illustrates

Accepted Answer

Flextime is a scheduling arrangement where employees are given some freedom to choose their work hours within a certain range, as long as they are present during the core work period. This is exactly what is described in the scenario provided. Option B, scientific management, involves breaking down tasks into small, standardized parts to increase efficiency and productivity, which is not relevant to the situation described. Option C, the humanistic approach, emphasizes an employee-centered, supportive environment, which is not explicitly stated in the scenario. Option D, Theory X leadership, assumes that employees are motivated only by external factors such as salary and punishment, which does not apply here as employees are being given some control over their work schedule.

Question 11

Regarding flextime, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

Studies have shown that flextime has a positive effect on workers' productivity and job satisfaction. Option A is incorrect as the employees choose their own starting and quitting times with flextime, not the supervisors. Option B is also incorrect as studies have shown that there is actually less absenteeism with flextime as employees are given more control over their schedules.

Question 12

In order to increase his employees' knowledge, an electronics manufacturer rotates workers among several different jobs or switches them to a complete cycle of work.This manufacturer is

Accepted Answer

The manufacturer's practice of rotating workers among different jobs or providing a complete cycle of work is an example of job enrichment. This strategy aims to increase employees' knowledge, skills, and engagement by providing them with a variety of tasks and responsibilities. It can also improve job satisfaction and reduce turnover. The other options, such as overloading employees or using Theory X leadership, do not align with the manufacturer's approach of promoting employee development and empowerment.

Question 13

Regarding the use of job enrichment, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

Job enrichment involves adding more meaningful tasks and responsibilities to a job to increase job satisfaction and motivation. It does not necessarily involve bonuses, earned time off, or profit sharing. Better pay for more work efficiency is not necessarily a part of job enrichment either. While job enrichment has been used successfully by large corporations, the other statements are not accurate descriptions of the concept.

Question 14

Regarding companies that use flextime, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

The statement that flextime has decreased overall productivity and increased absenteeism is false. Flextime has been shown to increase productivity and decrease absenteeism by allowing employees to work during their peak performance hours and giving them more control over their schedules.

Question 15

Workers are encouraged to continuously learn and exercise a broad range of options, skills, and information related to their occupations in which management approach?

Accepted Answer

The approach of job enrichment involves encouraging workers to learn and exercise a range of skills and information related to their occupation, to make their jobs more satisfying and challenging. Flextime refers to a flexible work schedule, impression management refers to the way individuals present themselves to others, and scientific management is a classical management approach that focuses on efficiency and standardization.

Question 16

To combat boredom, many companies are having workers do a complete cycle of work, are giving them direct feedback about their progress, and are encouraging them to learn new skills.All of these are a part of an approach known as

Accepted Answer

The approach described in the question, which involves giving workers a complete cycle of work, direct feedback, and opportunities to learn new skills, is known as job enrichment. This approach seeks to enhance the content and depth of employees' jobs to make them more challenging, interesting, and satisfying. Flexplace involves allowing employees to work from home or other remote locations, impression management is the process of controlling how others perceive you, and scientific management is a theory of management that focuses on standardizing work processes and improving efficiency. None of these concepts directly relate to the approach described in the question.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a term used to describe the approach that involves working away from the office but using a computer to stay connected throughout the workday?

Accepted Answer

Quality circle is not a term used to describe the approach that involves working away from the office but using a computer to stay connected throughout the workday. Telework, flexplace, and telecommuting are all terms used to describe this approach.

Question 18

Although Greg lives in San Antonio, Arianna in Miami, and Ben in Chicago, they all are employees of the same company and remain connected to the office throughout the work day by computer.Greg, Arianna, and Ben are

Accepted Answer

The scenario describes a flexible work arrangement known as flexplace, where employees are able to work remotely from locations outside of the traditional workplace. This allows for greater flexibility and work-life balance, while maintaining connection to the office through technology. The employees are not explicitly described as part of a quality circle or being managed through time-and-motion techniques, and the scenario does not indicate that their status as full-time employees is in question.

Question 19

Regarding flexible work arrangements, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

There is research that suggests that flextime can lead to decreased productivity and increased absenteeism, but it is not a universal finding. B, C, and D are true statements.

Question 20

According to your text, job enrichment can be accomplished through all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Assigning more tasks to individual workers is job enlargement, not job enrichment. Job enrichment focuses on enhancing the depth of a job by adding responsibilities that increase the employee's control and satisfaction.

Quiz 18: Applied Psychology.