Which of the following is likely to happen when a private equity group hires an efficiency expert?

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Which stage in a work-unit activity analysis focuses on the product, information, or service provided?
A) Raw inputs
B) Equipment
C) Output
D) Activity
E) Human resource input

C) Output

Which of the following led to problems for McDonald when it began offering the McWrap product?
A) Poor quality inputs
B) Complex work processes
C) Outdated equipment
D) Low task interdependence
E) Low outcome interdependence

B) Complex work processes

Which of the following is likely to happen when a private equity group hires an efficiency expert?
A) Overburdening people by removing machines
B) Modifying production processes to support excess inventories
C) Increasing the number of employees involved in a particular task
D) Limiting procedures that streamline operations
E) Decreasing movements that create no value

E) Decreasing movements that create no value

Jemma reviews job applicants and screens their applications into thee piles: highly qualified, qualified, and not qualified. She then lets the hiring manager see those who are highly qualified and qualified. This is part of
A) career planning.
B) human resource planning.
C) training.
D) selection.
E) job evaluation.

D) selection.

Which of the following includes a list of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities that a job entails?
A) Job specification
B) Job description
C) Job standardization
D) Job satisfaction
E) Job evaluation

B) Job description

Which of the following was replaced by the Occupational Information Network (O*NET)?
A) Position Analysis Questionnaire
B) General Aptitude Test Battery
C) Dictionary of Occupational Titles
D) Workforce Learning Link
E) Work Profiling System

C) Dictionary of Occupational Titles

Which of the following is the process of defining the way work will be performed and the tasks that will be required in a given job?
A) Job specification
B) Job evaluation
C) Job performance
D) Job design
E) Job satisfaction

D) Job design

Katerina is looking for a job that will be quick to learn and not require a lot of thinking, so she can earn money and still focus on earning her degree. She is looking for a job that follows the ________ approach.
A) motivational
B) mechanistic
C) biological
D) perceptual-motor
E) ergonomic

B) mechanistic

Which of the following approaches to job design identifies the "one best way" to perform a job?
A) Motivational approach
B) Scientific management approach
C) Biological approach
D) Perceptual-motor approach
E) Cognitive task analysis approach

B) Scientific management approach

Huan, a manager, decides to design jobs based on the principles of the motivational approach. If he does not balance them with some traits of the mechanistic approach, he will see minimal impact on
A) job satisfaction.
B) employee engagement.
C) production.
D) employee retention.
E) leadership skills of employees.

C) production.

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