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Chapter 10 Multiple choice questions
Managing the Workforce and Technology
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What percentage of employees in most organizations work in operations?
40 - 50%
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50 - 60 %
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60 - 70%
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70 - 80%
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Adam Smith is most associated with which type of job design?
Division of labour
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Scientific Management
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Ergonomic design
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Empowerment
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Work design and work measurement are part of which type of job design?
Division of labour
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Scientific Management
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Ergonomic design
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Empowerment
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A job design which enables employees to determine the method of working is known as ___________________?
Division of labour
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Scientific Management
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Ergonomic design
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Empowerment
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Ergonomic design is about the way jobs are carried out and under what conditions. Which of the following would
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Height of the work station
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Cleanliness of the work station
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Distance between work stations
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Output from the work station
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The three major criteria managers should look for when selecting employees are intellectual, physical and ____________ capability?
Appearance
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Social and emotional
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Age
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Gender
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A system for providing employees with regular feedback on their performance is known as ___________________?
Empowerment
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Enrichment
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Appraisal
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Enhancement
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Giving an employee more tasks of the same type is an example of job _____________?
Empowerment
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Enrichment
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Enlargement
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Enhancement
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Which of the following organizations is an example of one which would most likely exhibit role culture as identified by Deal and Kennedy (1982)?
Newspaper publishing
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Formula 1 motor racing
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Computer games design
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Retail banking
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Technology is widely used in operations. What type of technology interaction is a typical hotel check in?
Passive self-service
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Customer and employee interaction
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Hidden technology interaction
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No customer interaction with the technology
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