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Pensacola State College
MAN 4301
QUIZ
1)Alyssa finds a job description for an interesting retail position. The job description indicates exactly what department of the store she would be responsible for and what her duties would be. The ad describes good opportunities for advancement within the retail area, so she could become the managing retail director for her department. However, she would not be able to move into finance or production. This is an example of which organizational strategy?
Work specialization
Prospector strategy
Pyramid-building
Top-down management
2. Which of the following do managers use to examine how work creates or adds value to the ongoing business processes?
Employee survey
Groupthink strategy
Self-managed team
Work-flow analysis
Quality control analysis
3. is/are responsible for producing an entire product, a component, or an ongoing service and often includes cross-trained employees with a complex set of skills.
Supervisor-directed teams
Self-managed teams
Task forces
Job specialists
Focus groups
4. A company can take advantage of self-managed teams per the development of all of the following organizational objectives EXCEPT .
developing employee technical skills
developing employee interpersonal skills
HR department employee training initiatives
increased micromanagement
developing employee administrative skills
5. The team consists of volunteers from a unit or department who meet one or two hours per week to discuss quality improvement, cost reduction, or improvement in the work environment.
special-purpose
boundaryless
bureaucratic
problem-solving
self-managed team
6. The team uses interactive computer technologies such as the Internet, groupware, and computer-based videoconferencing to work together despite being separated by physical distance.
traditional
special-purpose
virtual
supervisor-directed
problem-solving
7. The team uses interactive computer technologies such as the Internet, groupware, and computer-based videoconferencing to work together despite being separated by physical distance.
traditional
special-purpose
virtual
supervisor-directed
problem-solving
8. Which of the following theories suggests that employees' motivation levels and job satisfaction depend on the fit between their needs and abilities and the characteristics of the job and the organization?
Goal-setting
Job characteristics
Work adjustment
Human motivation
Stakeholder
9. Which of the following theories suggests that employees' goals help to explain motivation and job performance?
Goal-setting
Stakeholder
Human motivation
Job characteristics
Work-adjustment
10. Which of the following theories states that employees will be more motivated to work and more satisfied with their jobs to the extent that jobs contain certain core characteristics?
Stakeholder
Job characteristics
Work adjustment
Human motivation
Goal-setting
11. Which of the following does NOT represent core a job characteristic?
Skill variety
Lack of feedback
Task identity
Autonomy
Task significance
12. Skill variety, task identity, and task significance are all linked to the of work.
meaningfulness
absence
ease
duration
existence
13. Which of the following assumes that work can be broken down into simple, repetitive tasks that maximize efficiency?
Job design
Job analysis
Job specialization
Work simplification
Job performance
14. The basic standards a job applicant must have achieved to be considered for the job are called .
minimum qualifications
job specifications
SAT scores
college degrees
job experience
15. Which of the following describes the balance between an individual's work and personal life?
Work-life balance
Job specialization
Leisure time
Opportunity cost
Cost-benefit analysis
16. It is important that the HR department develop policies to protect the security of the HRIS data and the of its employees.
jobs
privacy rights
work schedules
skills
integrity
