Eric the Redd (Scenario)
Eric Redd graduated from college and was hired by a Canadian corporation that manufactures parts for the automotive industry. Eric noticed that the employees on the assembly line seemed bored and their motivation was low. Eric's boss decided to reorganize the workers' jobs to try to increase productivity. Eric enjoys his work assignment in the engineering department but hopes to be promoted to a management position within the next few years.
-The assembly line jobs are changed to allow each worker to perform more tasks so they don't get bored as quickly.This results in a reduction in ________.
A)work specialization
B)departmentalization
C)chain of command
D)centralization

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Work specialization refers to the extent to which jobs are composed of smaller tasks rather than being one large job. By allowing each worker to perform more tasks, their job becomes less specialized and more diversified. This helps to reduce boredom and increase motivation. Therefore, the reduction in work specialization is the best choice to complete the sentence.