Ismail (Scenario)
Ismail graduated from college and was hired by a corporation that manufactured parts for the automotive industry. The employees on the assembly line seemed bored, and their motivation was low. Ismail's employer decided to reorganize, in an attempt to increase productivity.
-The jobs of assembly- line employees are to be changed to allow more tasks to be done by individual workers. This is a reduction in __________.
A) departmentalization
B) centralization
C) work specialization
D) chain of command

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Work specialization refers to the degree to which tasks are divided into separate jobs, and the degree to which each job is simplified. By changing the jobs of assembly-line employees to allow more tasks to be done by individual workers, the organization is reducing work specialization.

Ismail (Scenario) Ismail Graduated from College and Was Hired by a Corporation