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What is organizational design?

• A.Making decisions about how to plan and organize work and exercise authority
• B.Selecting and managing aspects of organizational structure in order to facilitate organizational goal achievement
• C.Using a graphic representation of the structure of an organization to see the relationships between the organization's positions
• D.Allocating, coordinating, and supervising tasks to achieve organizational aims

A manager and an employee go on a lunch break together. The manager tells the employee about another coworker that received discipline. The manager discloses to the employee that the coworker was reprimanded for poor performance.
Which part of this scenario involves an ethical dilemma?

• A.The manager disclosing the discipline of the coworker to the employee
• B.The employee listening to what the manager shared
• C.The employee going on a lunch break with the manager
• D.The manager having an unofficial one-on-one conversation with the employee

Which scenario is an example of a procedure?

• A.A store manager trusts employees to clean their workstations.
• B.A store manager does not allow any employee to leave until their workstation is audited.
• C.A store manager says that they like it when employees clean their workstations.
• D.A store manager requires all employees to clean their workstations at the end of each shift.

How can job design benefit an organization?

• A.By creating positions that require consistent performance from employees, which increases the organization's output
• B.By creating positions that motivate managers to segment work into very simple elements, removing opportunities for creativity and increasing efficiency
• C.By creating positions that can push an employee to the highest level of output for the benefit of the organization
• D.By creating positions that enable the organization to achieve its goals while motivating employees by assigning them work based on their needs and talents

A hiring manager researched a job applicant s social media history and discovered a post from the applicant about a family member being diagnosed with Parkinson disease. The hiring manager decided not to hire the applicant based on this discovery.
Which law did the hiring manager violate?

• A.Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
• B.Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
• C.Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• D.Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938