Which of the Following Statements Is True of Job Enlargement

question 123

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of job enlargement?

• A) It creates a type of role ambiguity because an employee is not sure how to handle improvements.
• B) It allows employers more scope in recruiting more employees.
• C) It assigns an employee to a position in a different area of a company.
• D) It creates an opportunity for employees to develop new skills.
• E) It moves employees through a series of job assignments in one or more functional areas.

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Definitions:

Industrial/Organizational Psychologists

Professionals who apply psychological principles and research methods to improve the workplace environment, productivity, and employee-related issues.

Psychotherapy

A therapeutic treatment involving psychological techniques to improve mental health and well-being.

Need For Achievement

A personal motivation to accomplish tasks of increasing difficulty, excel in achievements, and attain high standards.

Yerkes-Dodson Law

A principle suggesting that an optimal level of arousal exists for achieving the best performance on a task; too little or too much arousal can decrease performance.