1.5.4 Division of Labor

Question 1

Define the Division of Labor

Answer 1

The process of dividing work into specialized jobs that are performed by separate individuals

Question 2

What is the key issue associated with division of labor?

Answer 2

the extent to which jobs should be specialized.

Question 3

What are the major benefits of organized activites?

Answer 3

people working together through a division of labor are able to produce more as a group than the sum of their efforts if they were each working alone

Question 4

When employees perform a variety of different tasks specialization is…

Answer 4

low

Question 5

When each employee performs only a single task specialization is….

Answer 5

high

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of having highly specialized jobs in an organization?

Answer 6

the organization suffers from a lack of coordination or periodic shortages of enough work to keep everyone busy. They can also be boring

Question 7

What is the advantage of having highly specialized jobs in an organization?

Answer 7

1. It creates greater proficiency by allowing employees to perform the same repetitive activities
2. It requires less training to master the job
3. Less time is lose going from one activity to another
4. Special tools can be developed which can lead to partially or completely automating that task
5. There is better quality control of the output