Performance tends to decrease at very high levels of task specialization because:
A) employees are less able to perform the job.
B) employees in specialized jobs lack sufficient resources to perform their jobs.
C) high task specialization is associated with bad management.
D) employees tend to become bored and less motivated to perform well.
E) all of the above.

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When employees are given highly specialized tasks, they tend to become bored and less motivated over time. This results in a decrease in their performance levels, regardless of their ability to perform the job or the resources available to them. While bad management may also contribute to this issue, it is not the primary reason for a decrease in performance at high levels of task specialization.

Performance Tends to Decrease at Very High Levels of Task