The objective of a human resource strategy is to |
manage labor and design jobs so people are effectively and efficiently utilized. |
Human resource strategy includes the decision areas of |
labor planning, job design, and labor standards |
Labor planning is determining staffing policies that deal with all EXCEPT which of the following? |
quality of work life |
Which of the following statements is NOT true? |
Implementing a flexible workweek often moves employees to part-time status. |
Job enrichment |
includes some of the planning and control necessary for job accomplishment. |
Which of the following is NOT a limitation of job expansion? |
lower wage rates |
Ergonomics is the study of |
the human interface with the environment and machines. |
What term is often substituted for "ergonomics?" |
human factors |
A flow diagram is |
used to analyze the movement of people or material. |
Which of the following uses a variety of visual communication techniques to rapidly communicate information to stakeholders? |
visual workplace |
The visual workplace |
can eliminate non-value-added activities, and it needs less supervision. |
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the ethics in the workplace? |
Operations managers are responsible for ensuring safe working conditions, while human resource managers ensure equal opportunity. |
What term means that both management and employees strive to meet common objectives? |
mutual commitment |
The visual workplace uses |
low-cost visual devices. |
The difference between job enrichment and job enlargement is that |
enlarged jobs contain a larger number of similar tasks, while enriched jobs include some of the planning and control necessary for job accomplishment. |
Activity charts |
are used to study and improve the utilization of an operator and a machine. |
Which among the following has the highest level of job expansion along the job design continuum? |
empowerment |
Which of the following is NOT classified as a work-environment factor? |
feedback |
A flexible workweek is sometimes called |
a compressed workweek |
Building morale and meeting staffing requirements that result in an efficient, responsive operation are easier if managers have: |
fewer job classifications and fewer work-rule constraints. |
Management should foster a work environment based on |
mutual trust and commitment |