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Changes in a job that are designed to increase job breadth



1. Research results on the job characteristics model have found all of the following EXCEPT: 
a) job enrichment can fail when job requirements are increased beyond the level of individual capabilities or interests. 
b) positive job characteristics impact performance more strongly for high-growth need individuals than for low-growth need individuals. 
c) job characteristics affect performance more than they affect satisfaction. 
d) the research emphasizes the importance of growth-need strength as a moderator of the relationship between job design and job performance/job satisfaction. 
d) experts generally agree that the job characteristics theory and its diagnostic approach are useful, but not yet perfect, guides to job design. 



2. The history of scholarly interest in job design can be traced in part to the work of _________ with scientific management in the early 20th century. 

 

3. The classic automobile assembly line is an example of the job design strategy of __________. 



4. _________________ increases task variety by adding new tasks of similar difficulty to a job. 

 

5. Changes in a job that are designed to increase job breadth are sometimes called __________. 


6. _______________ increases job content by giving workers more responsibility for planning 
and evaluating duties. 
 





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