MSIS 3223 Test 3 Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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MSIS 3223
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MSIS 3223
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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MSIS 3223 Test 3 Questions and
Answers 100% Correct
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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