When a Worker Has to Learn Only a Specific, Highly

question 6

Multiple Choice

When a worker has to learn only a specific, highly specialized task, that individual will learn to do it very efficiently. However, this efficiency could eventually become inhibited by job monotony and boredom. This situation could be alleviated through which of the following?

• A) job rotation
• B) job specialization
• C) high organizational control
• D) assembly-line production

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Definitions:

Maintenance of Membership

Union security rules not requiring union membership but requiring that employees who join the union remain members for a certain period of time.

Right-to-Work Laws

Legislation that prohibits agreements between labor unions and employers that make union membership or payment of union dues a condition of employment.

Union Shops

Workplaces where employment is conditional upon the worker's membership in the union, typically after a set period has been completed.

National Labor Relations Act

A US law enacted in 1935 that protects the rights of employees and employers, encourages collective bargaining, and curtails certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm the general welfare.