Managers at Zeppel Construction Company Set Up a Stringent Job

question 80

Multiple Choice

Managers at Zeppel Construction Company set up a stringent job interview process by which management applicants are carefully screened at different levels of the organization before they are hired, attempting to increase the chance that newly hired managers will have the knowledge and skills they need to be successful within the organization. By using this process, Zeppel is using ________ control.

• A) concurrent
• B) feedforward
• C) feedback
• D) MBO

Understand role conflict, overload, and ambiguity as sources of job dissatisfaction.

Analyze the impact of job characteristics and organizational role on job satisfaction.

Appreciate the importance of organizational support in retaining key employees.

Understand the role of justice and fairness in organizational discipline and employee satisfaction.

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Definitions:

Assembly Line Workers

Employees who work on a manufacturing process where a product is assembled step by step in a sequential manner.

Support Staff

Employees who provide administrative or technical services to aid the primary functions of an organization, institution, or industry.

Profit-Sharing Plan

A retirement plan where companies share a portion of their profits with employees, which is allocated to individual employee retirement accounts.

Job Classification

The categorization of jobs or positions within an organization based on duties, responsibilities, and pay scales.