Many of the Best-Performing Production Plants Are Able to Widen

question 107

Multiple Choice

Many of the best-performing production plants are able to widen their span of control by:

• A)giving up on the idea that all employees must perform their fair share of work.
• B)relying on self-directed work teams and other coordinating mechanisms.
• C)hiring supervisors who intimidate employees more often.
• D)teaching supervisors how to more efficiently monitor employees.
• E)introducing video cameras and other technologies to help supervisors to monitor more employees.

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational Stage

In Piaget’s theory, the stage of cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events.

Role Confusion

A situation in Erikson's stages of psychosocial development where an individual lacks clarity about their role in society or identity.

Egocentrism

The cognitive inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective, often seen in early childhood development but can persist.

Preconventional Morality

The first level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development where individuals' moral reasoning is based mainly on the consequences of their actions and on the power of authority figures.