πŸ“Š Human Resource Management (HRM)
Q. Describing the job in terms of the measurable, observable, and behavioral competencies necessary for good job performance is called a _____.
  • (A) competency-based job analysis
  • (B) Department of Labor Procedure
  • (C) functional job analysis
  • (D) SOC classification system
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) competency-based job analysis
πŸ“Š Human Resource Management (HRM)
Q. The fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in performance is called _____.
  • (A) job redesign
  • (B) reengineering
  • (C) process engineering
  • (D) job enlargement
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) reengineering
πŸ“Š Human Resource Management (HRM)
Q. Jack works at a Hilton hotel. Some weeks he works in catering but he also works in housekeeping, and in reservations periodically. This is an example of _____.
  • (A) job enlargement
  • (B) job rotation
  • (C) job enrichment
  • (D) de jobbing
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) job rotation
πŸ“Š Human Resource Management (HRM)
Q. Job enrichment can be described as _____.
  • (A) assigning workers additional work at the same level
  • (B) redesigning jobs to increase opportunities for responsibility
  • (C) moving workers from one job to another
  • (D) encouraging employees not to limit themselves to what’s on their job descriptions
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) redesigning jobs to increase opportunities for responsibility
πŸ“Š Human Resource Management (HRM)
Q. De jobbing can be described as _____.
  • (A) assigning workers additional work at the same level
  • (B) redesigning jobs to increase opportunities for responsibility
  • (C) moving workers from one job to another
  • (D) encouraging employees not to limit themselves to what’s on their job descriptions
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) encouraging employees not to limit themselves to what’s on their job descriptions
πŸ“Š Human Resource Management (HRM)
Q. Who argued that the best way to motivate workers is to build opportunities for challenge and achievement into their jobs via job enrichment?
  • (A) Adam Smith
  • (B) Frederick Taylor
  • (C) Frederick Herzberg
  • (D) Abraham Maslow
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Frederick Herzberg
πŸ“Š Human Resource Management (HRM)
Q. ______ means redesigning jobs in a way that increases the opportunities for the worker to experience feelings of responsibility, achievement, growth, and recognition.
  • (A) Job rotation
  • (B) Job enrichment
  • (C) Job assignment
  • (D) Job enlargement
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Job enrichment
πŸ“Š Human Resource Management (HRM)
Q. _____ means assigning workers additional same-level activities, thus increasing the number of activities they perform.
  • (A) Job rotation
  • (B) Job enrichment
  • (C) Job assignment
  • (D) Job enlargement
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Job enlargement
πŸ“Š Human Resource Management (HRM)
Q. All of the following work behaviors are considered “generic” or important to all jobs except _____.
  • (A) thoroughness
  • (B) attendance
  • (C) experience
  • (D) schedule flexibility
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) experience