1. Natalie, a manager at a construction company, contends that applying industrial engineering is the simplest way to structure work and maximize efficiency. Which of the following statements supports Natalie's argument?
A. Applying industrial engineering reduces the complexity of work.
B. Applying industrial engineering makes jobs more dynamic.
C. Organizations cannot combine industrial engineering with other approaches to job design.
D. Applying industrial engineering makes training people extremely difficult and time consuming.
E. Applying industrial engineering to a job increases its complexity.
2. Identify the step that can be taken by an organization to enhance manufacturing jobs for its employees.
Divide tasks among employees in greater detail.
Carry out time-and-motion studies to identify the best way to perform a job.
Make the tasks repetitive and simple to avoid errors.
Give employees more authority to manage the production process.
Establish a centralized decision-making process.
3. Steve contends that a manager conducting a job analysis is required not only to define jobs when they are created but also to detect changes in jobs. What is the validity of Steve's argument?
Errors in job analysis have multiple sources but most result from outdated job descriptions.
Today's workplace is more or less inflexible and is not constantly subject to change.
People imagine jobs to be unstable, whereas jobs actually do not change or evolve over time.
Changes in jobs occur only when there is a change in the descriptions of jobs.
Steve's argument is incorrect because new jobs do not have job descriptions.