Analysing Work and Designing Jobs - MCQs with answers - Part 2
1. What does MPDQ stand for?a. Mutual Psychological Development Questionnaire
b. Multi - Priority Dual Queue
c. Management Position Description Questionnaire
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Management Position Description Questionnaire
2. Which of the following questions are included in a management position description questionnaire?a. Autonomy of actions
b. Complexity and stress
c. Public and customer relations
d. All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. All of the above
3. State true or falsei. Total Quality Management is inconsistent with job analysis.
a. True
b. False
View Answer / Hide Answer4. Which of this is an essential feature of Total Quality Management?a. Creation of customer centric mentality
b. Jobs are performed in relation to data
c. An ordinary scale can represent the levels of difficulty required in dealing with data and people
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Creation of customer centric mentality
5. ________ involves conscious efforts to organise tasks, duties and responsibilities into a unit of work to achieve certain objectives.a. Training needs analysis
b. Job design
c. Job analysis
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide Answer6. State true or falsei. Job analysis is followed by job design.
a. True
b. False
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. False
Reason: Job design is followed by job analysis.
7. Which are the factors by which the process of job design can be affected?a. Organisational
b. Environmental
c. Behavioural
d. All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. All of the above
8. Which of the following is an organisational factor affecting the process of job design?a. Social and cultural expectations
b. Ergonomics
c. Feedback
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide Answer9. ___________ is concerned with designing and shaping jobs to fit the physical abilities and characteristics of employees.a. Ergonomics
b. Autonomy
c. Technostress
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide Answer10. ___________ refers to the use of micro – computers, networks and other communication technology such as fax machines.a. Task revision
b. Telecommuting
c. Technostress
d. None of the above
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