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) work specialization
B) centralization
C) chain of command
D) departmentalization

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Reducing the number of tasks assigned to individual workers decreases work specialization, as employees will perform a broader range of tasks rather than focusing on a single, specialized task.

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