As Companies Restructure to Create Greater Efficiencies in Their Operations

question 341

Multiple Choice

As companies restructure to create greater efficiencies in their operations, there is a greater opportunity for ________ where management combines specialized tasks in one job, asking employees to broaden their scope of responsibilities.

• A) job enlargement
• B) job simplification
• C) job specialization
• D) job confrontation

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Definitions:

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, allowing for deeper connections and compassion towards others.

Feel

Experience or become aware of (an emotion or sensation).

Conformity

involves adjusting one's behavior or thinking to align with group norms or expectations, often due to real or imagined social pressure.

Obedience

The act of following orders or directives from authority figures, often studied in social psychology to understand the extent and limits of social influence.