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Under design of work systems, all jobs need to be designed to add ___ and enable the company to achieve its objectives - ANSWER-Value (T/F) The work system provides the structure for the productivity of the organization - ANSWER- 3 main topics regarding work systems: - ANSWER-1. Job design ...

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Under design of work systems, all jobs need to be designed to add ___ and enable the
company to achieve its objectives - ANSWER-Value

(T/F) The work system provides the structure for the productivity of the organization -
ANSWER-

3 main topics regarding work systems: - ANSWER-1. Job design

2. Work measurement

3. Worker compensation

What is job design all about? - ANSWER-specifying the contents and methods of jobs

Goal of job design: - ANSWER-to create a work system that is productive and efficient
taking into consideration the costs and benefits of various alternatives

Ergonomics - ANSWER-human factors in job design, affects design of equipment

Job design success must be understood and agreed to by both ____ and ___ -
ANSWER-management and employees

Two schools of job design - ANSWER-1. Efficiency school

2. Behavior school

Efficiency school: - ANSWER-systematic, logial

Behavioral school: - ANSWER-Satisfaction of needs and wants

Advantages of specialization for management - ANSWER-1. Simplifies training

2. High productivity

3. Low wage costs

Advantages of specialization for labor - ANSWER-1. Low education and skill
requirements

2. Minimum responsibilities

, 3. Little mental effort needed

Disadvantages of specialization for management: - ANSWER-1. Difficult to motivate
quality

2. Worker dissatisfaction resulting in absenteeism, high turnover, poor attention to
quality

Disadvantages of specialization for labor: - ANSWER-1. Monotonous work

2. Limited opportunity for advancement

3. Little control over work

4. Little opportunity for self-fulfillment

Behavioral approaches to job design - ANSWER-1. Job enlargement

2. Job rotation

3. Job enrichment

Job enlargement: - ANSWER-Giving a worker a larger portion of the total task by
horizontal loading

Job rotation - ANSWER-Workers periodically exchange jobs

Job Enrichment - ANSWER-Increasing responsibility for planning and coordination
tasks by vertical loading

Teams - ANSWER-empowered to make changes in work process

Automation - ANSWER-Use of mechanical and/or electronic devices in place of human
effort

Micromotion study - ANSWER-use of motion pictures and slow motion to study motions
that otherwise would be too rapid to analyze

Work measurement is concerned with___ - ANSWER-the length of time it should take to
complete a job

Standard time: - ANSWER-amount of time it should take a qualified worker to complete
a specified task, working at a sustainable rate using the given tools etc.

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