Melissa Wants to Apply the Job Characteristics Model to Her

question 10

Multiple Choice

Melissa wants to apply the Job Characteristics Model to her employees' work.She plans to redesign jobs so that each employee will be creating widgets from start to finish.Melissa is trying to change the ________ of the jobs.

• A)feedback
• B)task identity
• C)task significance
• D)autonomy

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Definitions:

Cultural Scaffolding

The support and structures provided by a culture to facilitate learning, understanding, and behavior according to its norms and values.

Linguistic Purity

The idea or practice of preserving a language from foreign influences, changes, or dilution, often motivated by cultural or nationalist sentiments.

Cultural Standards

The criteria or benchmarks that define acceptable behaviors, practices, and values within a particular society or community, influencing how members of that community should act.

Role Distancing

Involves giving the impression that we are just “going through the motions” but actually lack serious commitment to a role.