HURM1000 - Chapter 3 Review

4. The degree to which the job allows an individual to make decisions about the way the work will be carried out is ______.
7. Extension Enlarging jobs by combining several relatively simple jobs to form a job with a wider range of tasks.
9. The study of the interface between individuals’ physiology and the characteristics of the physical work environment.
10. Changes in technology sometimes _____ job demands and errors, but in some cases, technology has made the problem worse.
12. An organization that seeks to make work more efficient or improve quality may use work _______.
13. Work A combination of work options, including work from the corporate office, work from home, work from a satellite office, or work from another remote location.
14. A scheduling policy in which full-time employees may choose starting and ending times within guidelines specified by the organization.
15. Set of duties performed by a particular person.
16. The five characteristics that describe jobs include skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and ______.

1. This organizational structure is most appropriate for people who perform highly specialized jobs and hold little responsibility.
2. Another consideration that has been emerging in the workplace is _______ ergonomics.
3. All employees of Red Dot Corporation have the option of working ten hours per day; Monday through Thursday is an example of a ________ workweek.
5. Focusing on job efficiency alone can create jobs that are repetitive and simple; workers can feel like their work is ______ in these jobs.
6. The factual or procedural information necessary for successfully performing a task.
8. Engineering The study of jobs to find the simplest way to structure work in order to maximize efficiency is ______.
11. Work flow analysis involves identifying raw inputs, equipment, human resources, activity, and _______.