Sara Is Offered a Chance to Help Direct the Efforts

question 34

Multiple Choice

Sara is offered a chance to help direct the efforts of some employees assigned to her work group.Sara sees this new assignment as an increase in _________, or an obligation or expectation for her to perform at a new level.

• A)authority
• B)responsibility
• C)functional structure
• D)divisional structure

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Definitions:

High-Involvement Work Practices

Workforce strategies that involve employees in the decision-making processes of an organization, aiming to increase job satisfaction and organizational performance.

Labor Shortages

A situation where there are insufficient qualified candidates available to fill the existing job vacancies within an industry or economy.

Temporary Workers

Individuals employed on a non-permanent basis to fulfill job roles that do not require long-term employment commitments.

Outsourcing Work

The practice of hiring third parties to perform services or produce goods that traditionally were performed in-house by the company's employees.