OM 300 FINAL CHILCUTT UNIVERSITY
OF ALABAMA CORRECT 100%
Employment-stability policies - ANSWERfollow demand exactly; hold employment
constant
Work schedules - ANSWERStandard
Flextime
Flexible work week
Part-time
Self-directed teams - ANSWERare groups of individuals working towards a common
goal, who may be organized for short- or long-term objectives
Effectiveness of self-directed teams - ANSWERis due to mgt support, training, clear
objectives, financial and non-financial rewards, less control from supervisors
Benefits of teams and job expansion - ANSWERhigher: quality of work life, job
satisfaction, motivation, accepted responsibility, productivity and quality
lower: turnover and absenteeism
Limitations of job expansion - ANSWERhigher: capital cost, wage rates for greater
tasks, training costs
individuals may prefer simple jobs; smaller labor pool
Standard work schedule - ANSWERconsists of five 8 hr days
Flextime work schedule - ANSWERallows employees, within limits, to determine
their own schedules
Flexible work week schedule - ANSWERfewer but longer days, e.g. three 12 hr shifts
Part-time work schedule - ANSWERfewer, possibly irregular, hours
Human resource strategy - ANSWERgoal is to ensure that people are effectively
utilized within the constraints of other OM decisions AND that people have a
reasonable quality of work like in an atmosphere of mutual commitment and trust
Labor planning - ANSWERis determining staffing policies that deal with employment
stability, work rules, and work schedules
Major issues in job design - ANSWERjob specialization
job expansion
psychological components
self-directed teams
motivation and incentive systems
OF ALABAMA CORRECT 100%
Employment-stability policies - ANSWERfollow demand exactly; hold employment
constant
Work schedules - ANSWERStandard
Flextime
Flexible work week
Part-time
Self-directed teams - ANSWERare groups of individuals working towards a common
goal, who may be organized for short- or long-term objectives
Effectiveness of self-directed teams - ANSWERis due to mgt support, training, clear
objectives, financial and non-financial rewards, less control from supervisors
Benefits of teams and job expansion - ANSWERhigher: quality of work life, job
satisfaction, motivation, accepted responsibility, productivity and quality
lower: turnover and absenteeism
Limitations of job expansion - ANSWERhigher: capital cost, wage rates for greater
tasks, training costs
individuals may prefer simple jobs; smaller labor pool
Standard work schedule - ANSWERconsists of five 8 hr days
Flextime work schedule - ANSWERallows employees, within limits, to determine
their own schedules
Flexible work week schedule - ANSWERfewer but longer days, e.g. three 12 hr shifts
Part-time work schedule - ANSWERfewer, possibly irregular, hours
Human resource strategy - ANSWERgoal is to ensure that people are effectively
utilized within the constraints of other OM decisions AND that people have a
reasonable quality of work like in an atmosphere of mutual commitment and trust
Labor planning - ANSWERis determining staffing policies that deal with employment
stability, work rules, and work schedules
Major issues in job design - ANSWERjob specialization
job expansion
psychological components
self-directed teams
motivation and incentive systems
