In the job characteristics model, the dimension of ________ refers to the degree to which a job provides substantial freedom, independence, and discretion to the individual in scheduling the work and determining the procedures to be used in carrying it ou
A) task significance
B) autonomy
C) task identity
D) skill variety
Question 2At 3M, workers are allowed up to 15 of their paid time to devote to projects of their own choosing. For that time, workers have ________.
A) high task identity
B) high task significance
C) high autonomy
D) low feedback
Question 3In the job characteristics model, the dimension of ________ refers to the degree to which doing work activities required by a job results in an individual obtaining direct and clear information about the effectiveness of his or her performance.
A) task significance
B) feedback
C) task identity
D) autonomy
Question 4We can't pay much but our clients could not manage without people like you in their lives. This statement indicates that the position has ________.
A) low self-efficacy
B) high task significance
C) high task identity
D) high feedback
Question 5In the job characteristics model, task significance refers to the degree to which a job ________.
A) provides freedom, independence, and discretion to the individual in carrying out the work
B) requires a variety of activities and uses a number of different employee skills and talents
C) requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work
D) has a substantial impact on the lives or work of other people
Question 6The last worker in the assembly line put on the tires and tightened the lug nuts. When asked what he did, he replied, I build tractors. For this worker, his position included ________.
A) high task identity
B) high task variety
C) high autonomy
D) high feedback
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