MGMT 309 Exam 3 Wesner Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers 2024/2025
What is the focus of technostructural activities? - Correct Answer - subcategory of Organizational Development
- concerned with the design of the organization, the technology of the organization, and the interrelationsh...
MGMT 309 Exam 3 Wesner Questions with 100%
Verified Correct Answers 2024/2025
What is the focus of technostructural activities? - Correct Answer - subcategory of Organizational
Development
- concerned with the design of the organization, the technology of the organization, and the
interrelationship of design and technology with people on the job
Technological Change - Correct Answer change involving modification in the workflow
Semantics - Correct Answer arises when words have different meanings for different people
Job Specialization - Correct Answer is the degree to which the overall task of the organization is
broken down and divided into smaller component parts
Benefits and Limits to Job Specialization - Correct Answer Benefits: workers can become very
proficient, transfer time between tasks decreases, narrow job makes it easier to develop specialized
equipment, low cost for training
Limits: worker boredom, mentioned benefits do not always occur
Job Rotation - Correct Answer the alternative to specialization involves systematically moving
employees from one job to another in a attempt to reduce employee boredom
Benefits to Job Rotation - Correct Answer Jobs do not change, instead workers move from job to job;
currently it is used as a training device to improve workers skills and flexibility
Title VII - Equal Employment Opportunity - Correct Answer 1. forbids discrimination on the basis of
sex, race, color, religion, or national origin in all areas of the employment relationship
2. applies to direct and indirect discrimination and requires employment be based on qualifications
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Correct Answer a federal agency designed to
regulate and enforce the provisions of Title VII and other anti-discrimination laws
, Age Discrimination in Employment Act - Correct Answer outlaws discrimination against people older
than 40 years so that they are not fired because of social security payments or because they get a
higher salary than younger employees
Affirmative Action - Correct Answer - A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women
and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities
- Employers holding government contracts require affirmative action
> must have written action plans and employment goals
> require affirmative hiring for Vietnam Vets due to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment
Assistance Act
Pregnancy Discrimination Act - Correct Answer specifically outlaws discrimination on the basis of
pregnancy
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Correct Answer Prohibits discrimination against people with
disabilities; requires employers make reasonable accommodations for employees
Civil Rights Act of 1991 - Correct Answer amended the original civil rights act, making it easier to
bring discrimination lawsuits while also limiting punitive damages that can be awarded in those
lawsuits
Fair Labor Standards Act - Correct Answer Sets minimum wage, requires over-time pay for time
worked over 40 hours, and restricts the employment of minors; salaried professional, executive, and
administrative employees are exempt
Equal Pay Act - Correct Answer requires that men and women be paid the same wages for doing
equal work
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Correct Answer regulates how organizations
manage their pension funds, ensures financial security of pension funds by regulating how they can
invested
Family and Medical Leave Act - Correct Answer Requires employers to provide up to 12 weeks of
unpaid leave for family and medical emergencies; guarantees your job will be there when you get
back; applies to spouse, parent, foster, self, pregnancy
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