B) False
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A) Issuing regulations and guidelines for industries
B) Directing ergonomic research along specific lines
C) Providing licenses to new companies only when they ensure the highest levels of ergonomically designed jobs
D) Enforcing violations of its requirement that employers protect employees from work-related hazards
E) Performing advisory functions in the area of ergonomic designing of occupational environments
G) None of the above
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A) It considers only the inputs of a work process, ignoring the outputs.
B) PAQ reports provide concrete recommendations useful for writing job descriptions or redesigning jobs.
C) PAQ ratings cannot be used to compare dissimilar jobs.
D) The descriptions in the PAQ reports are very clear and specific.
E) The PAQ is meant to be completed only by job analysts trained in this method.
G) A) and B)
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A) Meaningfulness of a job
B) Fringe benefits in the job
C) Share in company stock
D) Salary and allowances
E) Periodic bonuses
G) All of the above
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B) False
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A) The Cognitive Dissonance Model
B) The Situational Leadership Model
C) The Job Characteristics Model
D) The Push and Pull Model
E) The Motivation-Hygiene Model
G) C) and D)
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A) the past experience a person has in performing similar jobs
B) the factual or procedural information that is necessary for successfully performing a task
C) an individual's level of proficiency at performing a particular task
D) the personality traits such as someone's persistence or motivation to achieve
E) the tangible aspects of an employee's abilities like licenses or certifications
G) B) and C)
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A) a job requires a variety of skills to carry out the tasks involved in the job and its duties
B) employees are given the authority to make decisions
C) performance appraisals are perceived as transparent and fair by employees
D) a job requires a variety of skills to carry out the tasks involved
E) a person receives clear information about performance effectiveness from the work itself
G) B) and D)
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A) Alter the standard format of job descriptions within the organization to suit individual jobs.
B) Prohibit using the phrase "and other duties as requested" in job descriptions because it leads to ambiguity.
C) Avoid making changes in the job descriptions based on individual performance appraisals.
D) Prepare a new job description whenever a new job is created in the organization.
E) Once standardized and created, a job description must not be changed.
G) A) and C)
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A) Job sharing
B) Cross training
C) Job rotation
D) Job enrichment
E) Job evaluation
G) D) and E)
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A) empowers workers by adding more decision-making authority to their jobs.
B) transfers employees among several different jobs at the same hierarchical level.
C) combines several relatively simple jobs to form a job with a wider range of tasks.
D) provides the work option in which two employees mutually exchange work roles at the same organizational level.
E) assesses of the relative dollar value of each job to the organization.
G) A) and B)
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A) competency
B) entity
C) identity
D) duty
E) opportunity
G) B) and E)
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A) Increased efficiency
B) Increased complexity
C) Decreased repetitiveness
D) Increased skill requirements
E) Decreased specialization
G) A) and B)
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A) tangible outputs of a particular work unit
B) operating procedures to be applied in production
C) work processes used to generate the outputs of the work unit
D) inputs used in the development of the work unit's product
E) market forces of demand and supply for the outputs
G) C) and E)
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A) the set of duties performed by a person
B) a set of related duties fulfilled by many employees
C) an aggregate of similar jobs
D) the set of skills and abilities that is required of a person in a job
E) the collection of tasks that constitute the complete organizational process
G) C) and D)
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A) The study of the interface between individuals' physiology and the characteristics of the physical work environment.
B) The study of jobs to find the simplest way to structure work in order to maximize efficiency.
C) The study of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities for employees in a new job.
D) The study of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the job.
E) The study of the relationship between intrinsic rewards and employee motivation in the context of human resource management.
G) A) and B)
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B) False
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A) A work option in which two part-time employees carry out the tasks associated with a single job.
B) Allowing full-time employees to choose start and end times within the guidelines specified by the organization.
C) Empowering individual workers by adding more opportunities for specialization in their current job duties.
D) Enlarging jobs by combining several relatively simple jobs to form a job with a wider range of tasks.
E) Enlarging jobs by moving employees among several different jobs.
G) C) and D)
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A) allowing employees to opt for a compressed workweek schedule
B) curbing autonomy and emphasizing error-free work
C) increasing the amount of reporting requirements and documentation
D) training employees to multi-task and self manage teams
E) reducing the information-processing requirements of a job
G) A) and B)
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