CalTrack Services Has Been Facing Employee-Related Issues Like Decreased Productivity

question 78

Multiple Choice

CalTrack Services has been facing employee-related issues like decreased productivity, low morale, and poor organizational commitment in recent times. At a meeting to discuss strategies to address these issues of immediate concern, Joe McEnroe, the production manager, proposed that the roles of employees working on key projects be enhanced to increase autonomy. He felt that this would enhance productivity, motivation, and accountability. Taking a cue from McEnroe, Paul Wilbur suggested job rotation as a solution to the problem they were facing. Wilbur felt that a change of job roles would make the employees keener to learn and perform. He emphasized that job rotation would help management create a larger skill base to choose from, depending on the needs of specific projects.
-Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the argument in favor of adopting job rotation?

• A) The company is currently facing numerous budget constraints.
• B) The company can enhance productivity of existing employees in various areas for different projects.
• C) Two front-level managers have resigned in the last quarter as they were not promoted.
• D) The company has launched a new brand which is cannibalizing one of its existing products.
• E) The company has recently given employees new responsibilities by combining their routine tasks into natural work units.

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