The Mechanistic and Motivational Approaches to Job Design Are Most

question 13

Multiple Choice

The mechanistic and motivational approaches to job design are most similar to:

• A)job enlargement and the Job Characteristics Model, respectively
• B)scientific management's work simplification and social information processing approaches to job design, respectively
• C)scientific management's work simplification and the Job Characteristics Model, respectively
• D)scientific management's work simplification and the Job Enrichment Model, respectively

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Definitions:

Job Performance

The level of effectiveness and efficiency with which an employee carries out their designated tasks and responsibilities in the workplace.

Behavioral Economics

A field of economics that studies the effects of psychological, social, cognitive, and emotional factors on the economic decisions of individuals and institutions and the consequences for market prices, returns, and the allocation of resources.

Economic Behavior

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Psychology

The study of the mind and behavior, exploring various aspects of conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought and emotion.