In the Job Characteristics Model,____ Is the Extent to Which

question 166

Multiple Choice

In the job characteristics model,____ is the extent to which a job provides empowerment and discretion to an employee in scheduling tasks and in determining procedures to be used in carrying out those tasks.

• A) task identity
• B) autonomy
• C) task significance
• D) job feedback

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Definitions:

Analogous Trait

A trait shared by different species due to convergent evolution, not because of a shared ancestry, producing similar structures independently.

Monophyletic Group

A group of organisms that consists of all the descendants of a common ancestor, representing a single branch on the tree of life.

Ancestor

An organism from which others have descended.

Convergent Evolution

The process by which unrelated or distantly related organisms evolve similar body forms, coloration, organs, or adaptations, often due to similar environmental pressures.