The Manager of a Local Grocery Store Places a Short

question 27

Multiple Choice

The manager of a local grocery store places a short conveyor belt that allows customers to place items on it prior to billing.This saves the cashier from the physical strain of bending forward and reaching into carts to retrieve the items.This change is congruent with the _____ approach to job design.

• A) telecommuting
• B) job enrichment
• C) ergonomics
• D) flextime
• E) job sharing

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Definitions:

Intellectual Property

A category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, and symbols.

Intangible Asset

Assets that do not have physical substance but hold value for a business, such as patents, trademarks, and goodwill.

Tangible Asset

Physical and material assets that possess value, such as machinery, buildings, and inventory.

Goodwill Asset

An intangible asset that represents the excess value of a purchased company over the fair value of its identifiable tangible and intangible assets.