Work Specialization Refers to

question 47

Multiple Choice

Work specialization refers to

• A) where decisions are formally made in organizations.
• B) the degree to which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs.
• C) how many employees each manager in the organization has responsibility for.
• D) answering the question of "who reports to whom?" and signifies formal authority relationships.
• E) the degree to which rules and procedures are used to standardize behaviors and decisions in an organization.

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Definitions:

Libido

The energy of the sexual drive as a component of the life instinct.

Subconscious

A part of the mind not fully aware but influences one's actions and feelings.

Catharsis

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

Repression

Defense mechanism in which the ego pushes anxiety-provoking material back into the unconscious.