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1.NErgonomicsNisNtheNuseNofNcomputersNandNrobotsNinNtheNworkplace.N
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2.NSpecializationNisNoneNofNtheNsourcesNofNdisagreementNbetweenNtheNefficiencyNandNbehaviora
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3.NOneNdisadvantageNofNspecializationNisNworkerNdissatisfaction.N
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4.NTheNquickest,NmostNeffectiveNwayNtoNimproveNanNemployee'sNjobNsatisfactionNisNincreaseNhis
NorNherNcompensation.N

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5.NJobNenrichmentNinvolvesNgivingNaNworkersNaNgreaterNshareNofNtheNtotalNtaskNwhichNisNwhyNth
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6.NTrustNisNaNfactorNinfluencingNproductivity.N
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7.NManyNlowerNlevelNjobsNareNmonotonousNandNboring.N
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8.NJobNenrichmentNinvolvesNanNincreaseNinNtheNlevelNofNresponsibilityNforNplanningNandNcoordi
natingNtasks.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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9.N"Self-
directedNteams"NareNallowedNtoNmakeNchangesNinNtheNworkNprocessesNunderNtheirNcontrol.N
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10.N"Self-directedNteams"NhelpNotherNworkNgroupsNmakeNchangesNtoNtheirNprocesses.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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11.NMotivationNinfluencesNqualityNandNproductivity,NbutNnotNtheNworkNenvironment.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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12.NOneNimportantNfactorNthatNinfluencesNproductivityNisNtrustNbetweenNworkersNandNmanagers.
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13.NErgonomicsNisNanNimportantNpartNofNjobNdesignNtoNconsiderNwhenNweNautomateNtheNsystem.
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TrueNNNNFalse
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14.NOneNofNtheNpotentialNbenefitsNofN"self-
directedNteams"NisNhigherNproductivityNandNgreaterNworkerNsatisfaction.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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15.NOneNofNtheNpotentialNbenefitsNofN"self-directedNteams"NisNhigherNquality.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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16.NOneNpotentialNdisadvantageNofN"self-directedNteams"NisNhigherNtrainingNcosts.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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17.NJobNdesignNrelatesNtoNpeopleNthereforeNtechnologyNhasNlittleNimpact.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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18.NMethodsNanalysisNcannotNbeNdoneNforNnewNjobsN(onesNthatNdoNnotNyetNexist)NsinceNitNrequir
esNobservationNofNtheNprocess.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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19.NOneNtherbligNisNtheNequivalentNofNoneNhourNofNsustainedNworkNbyNoneNaverageNperson.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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20.NANflowNprocessNchartNisNhelpfulNforNvisualizingNtheNportionsNofNaNworkNcycleNduringNwhich
NtheNoperatorNandNequipmentNareNbusyNorNidle.N

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21.NPredeterminedNtimeNstandardsNareNusuallyNbasedNonNobservingNoneNveryNefficientNworkerNp
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TrueNNNNFalse
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22.NTherbligsNareNbasicNelementalNmotions.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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23.NWeNincorporateNtheNaverageNseriousnessNofNaccidentsNbyNmeasuringNtheNnumberNofNlost-
timeNaccidentsNperNmillionNlabor-hoursNworked.N
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24.NWorkNmeasurementNconcentratesNonNhowNlongNtheNtasksNtakeNtoNaccomplish.N
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25.NErgonomicsNisNimportantNforNpreventingNcommonNworkplaceNinjuriesNsuchNasNbackNinjurie
sNandNrepetitive-motionNinjuries.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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26.NTheNmostNwidelyNusedNmethodNofNworkNmeasurementNisNworkNsampling.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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27.NForNpurposesNofNobtainingNgoodNtimeNstandardsNusingNaNstopwatchNtimeNstudy,NtheNanalystN
shouldNtryNtoNavoidNhavingNtheNworkerNdiscoverNheNorNsheNisNbeingNobserved.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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28.NOneNfactorNinNdeterminingNhowNmanyNcyclesNtoNtimeNinNaNtimeNstudyNisNtheNdegreeNofNvari
ationNthatNisNpresentNinNtheNobservedNtimes.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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29.NTheNnormalNtimeNinNtimeNstudyNisNobtainedNbyNmultiplyingNtheNobservedNtimeNbyNtheNperfo
rmanceNrating.N
TrueNNNNFalse
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30.NStudiesNonNworkerNefficiencyNandNtimeNofNdayNsuggestNtheNgreatestNefficiencyNisNatNtheNend
NofNtheNdayNwhenNworkersNareN‘warmedNup'.N

TrueNNNNFalse
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