The Job Characteristics Model focuses on ________.

The Job Characteristics Model focuses on ________.
 
  A) existence, growth, and relatedness
  B) task variety, task integrity, and task significance
  C) social, esteem, and self-actualization needs
  D) openness, conscientiousness, and extroversion
  E) attitudes, beliefs, and values

Question 2

The degree to which the job provides freedom, independence, or discretion is referred to as ________.
 
  A) esteem
  B) task significance
  C) expectancy
  D) autonomy
  E) task identity

Question 3

The employee's perception that what he is doing makes a difference for other human beings is called ________.
 
  A) task identity
  B) task significance
  C) task integrity
  D) task variety
  E) task complexity

Question 4

An assembly line job is likely to have ________.
 
  A) low task identity
  B) high task significance
  C) high task identity
  D) high task variety
  E) low task evolution

Question 5

In the Job Characteristics Model of motivation, meaning from work derives from the range of skills required at work, known as ________.
 
  A) task identity
  B) task performance
  C) task significance
  D) task variety
  E) task evolution

Question 6

If subjectivity dominates managerial decisions, then human relationships will be minimized.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 7

In a steel factory in Frankfurt, Germany, all tasks take place only after careful planning and the employees rely heavily on the rules, laws, and regulations set by the management.
 
  Changes to the production process are made in a step-by-step fashion, only after being approved by the concerned authorities. The mill believes this reduces risks to a minimum. Which of the following situations is most similar to the given scenario?
  A) Bill believes that his boss is incompetent and hence always questions his ideas.
  B) Derek rarely gets stressed when he is assigned to work independently on tasks that he has never handled before.
  C) Candice does not follow conventional work practices as she feels they restrict her creativity.
  D) Judd works with a management firm where personal initiative and the willingness to take risks are highly valued.
  E) Beth follows her boss's instructions without challenging them and finds it better to work in this manner.

Question 8

________ are long-lasting positive or negative thoughts and feelings a person has toward something such as a work task.
 
  A) Values
  B) Needs
  C) Decisions
  D) Choices
  E) Attitudes