Resources
Advantages
Disadvantages
Combating Disadvantages
100

Water, coal, and oil

What are natural resources?

100

This makes it easier for the employee to learn the job.

What is simplified worker training?

100

When an employee does just one part of a total job and relies on the efforts
of others to make the job complete

What is increased interdependency?

100

When a company includes several different tasks within each job

What is increasing job scope?

200

People who use their different skills and abilities in jobs for which they are
best suited

What are human resources?

200

Employees take pride in their work, and as a result, the business is a success.

What is increased employee interest and satisfaction?

200

When employees become tired of doing the same task over and over again

What is increased boredom on the job?

200

Can result when companies allow flexible working hours and ask for and use
employee suggestions

What is motivation?

300

This tradeperson deals with wires

What is electrician?

300

As employees practice their jobs, they can do a better job.

What is increased quality of work?

300

When pride falls, these tend to fall, also.

What are morale and enthusiasm?

300

When a company requires employees to work in other departments to understand how they relate

What is job rotation?

400

A production method in which the product moves past workers who each do
one assigned production task

What is an assembly line?

400

Once the skill is learned, the employee can obtain another comparable job.

What is ease of transferring to a similar job?

400

Replacing a worker because of automation and technological advances

What is obsolescence?

400

This is the strongest motivator for employees on the job. Hint: it isn't more pay.

What is appreciation?