Ergonomics Is not Concerned with

question 139

Multiple Choice

Ergonomics is not concerned with

• A) levels of illumination, noise, temperature, and humidity
• B) adjusting and providing input to the machine
• C) feedback (providing information to the operator)
• D) adequate compensation schemes
• E) the design of functional and comfortable office furniture

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Definitions:

Lockout

A negotiating tactic in which a firm forbids its unionized workers to return to work until a new collective bargaining agreement is signed; a means of imposing costs (lost wages) on union workers.

Efficiency Wages

Higher-than-market wages paid by employers to increase worker productivity, morale, and retention.

Below-equilibrium Levels

Refers to a situation where the quantity of a good or service demanded exceeds the quantity supplied at a given price, typically leading to shortages.

Labor Unions

Organizations formed by workers to protect their rights and interests, often through collective bargaining for better wages, working conditions, and benefits.